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Maybe these two men actually aren't trying to become more wealthy. Perhaps they are trapped by promises and partnerships made in the past, where they consensual
by dustingetz 6y ago
Maybe these two men actually aren't trying to become more wealthy. Perhaps they are trapped by promises and partnerships made in the past, where they consensually entered an unbreakable alliance.
- mxskelly 6y agoIs this a joke? Please tell me you're joking.
- kemonocode 6y agoMany rich people are incredibly miserable and basically stuck in a position they cannot escape from. That doesn't mean they aren't doing a lot of harm (they are) or they aren't aware of it (again, they are) but they might not see a viable way out of it. I remember when Zuckerberg was just seen like a nerdy, awkward kid suddenly put in big boy pants and people empathizing with him, and not like the eldritch abomination/reptilian drone he's seen like these days.
- mxskelly 6y agoSorry but "rich people are miserable because they have too much money" is not a real problem and I feel exactly zero sympathy for anyone in that position.
- ethbr0 6y ago> a viable way out of it 1. Give Larry Page & Sergey Brin a call. 2. Ask them what to do when you have too much money, but don't want public attention anymore. If Zuckerberg is still in the public eye, it's because he makes a choice to be.
- ludocode 6y agoExactly. We're supposed to believe Zuckerberg is stuck in a position from which he cannot escape, and that he somehow deserves sympathy? Sorry, but no. He lives in a free country. He could walk away this minute if he wanted to. He could even spin it as a good thing, i.e. "My work is done and I'm leaving the company in more capable hands". Zuckerberg is in charge because he wants up be. There's a reason he negotiated his shares to have much higher voting power than common shares. He wanted control of his company, he still does, and he is responsible for everything it does.
- dustingetz 6y agoGoogles founders detached themselves from their runaway creation without actually bringing it back under control
- disambiguation 6y ago> Many rich people are incredibly miserable and basically stuck in a position they cannot escape from. citation?
- dustingetz 6y agoIt's an idea, not a joke, but the question has implications for anyone with ambitions to partner with capitalists
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- disambiguation 6y agoi'll entertain this fan-fiction you're describing a "deal with the devil". who do you propose is the "mafia" like entity they're dealing with that will "break their legs" if they back out of their job? Epstein blackmail maybe?
- dustingetz 6y agoPublic markets
- disambiguation 6y agowell, i think i get what you're saying, but i disagree with your definition of "trapped"
- proc0 6y agoYeah but they wouldn't have entered that unbreakable alliance for peanuts. Just saying.