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He talked about this in an interview. Something to the effect of 'When I was in college, I tested how little I could live on. Turns out rice and beans are real
by ethbro 7y ago
He talked about this in an interview.
Something to the effect of 'When I was in college, I tested how little I could live on. Turns out rice and beans are really cheap. So even if I fail, I'm not going to starve.'
Admittedly, kids and spouses change ones opinion on that, but it's a fair way to keep perspective, even after becoming rich.
- xkjkls 7y agoThe man owns multiple mansions and spends most of his life flying around in a private jet. Let's not act like he's some monk.
- ethbro 7y agoOne can own multiple mansions and fly around in a private jet, and still act without fear of losing those things due to risk. Or one can hedge their bets and optimize for retaining creature comforts at all costs. Point of this thread being, Elon could certainly be forgiven for doing the latter, but he still seems to be tacking closer to the former.