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> the wealth of the "family", where 99.99% of that wealth is from one of the people. Scott was a cofounder instrumental in getting Amazon going in the early da
by BugsJustFindMe 5y ago
> the wealth of the "family", where 99.99% of that wealth is from one of the people.
Scott was a cofounder instrumental in getting Amazon going in the early days, not a "trophy wife". Equity is equity.
- samatman 5y agoI'll take your word for that because I'm not privy to the details of early Amazon. The better way to handle that is for Scott to get actual equity which belongs to her, not to rely on divorce courts to split up assets in a way which is sometimes fair. If she had been a 'trophy wife', courts would tend to award her the same amount. HN isn't really the place to solve problems with marital law, however.
- BugsJustFindMe 5y ago> The better way to handle that is for Scott to get actual equity which belongs to her She got exactly that. That money didn't change hands. It was always hers. People have just been lumping her wealth into Bezos' for years. Note "our" Amazon stock: https://twitter.com/mackenziescott/status/1113851260040503296 https://twitter.com/mackenziescott/status/111385126004050329...
- samatman 5y agoGood to know. As I mentioned, I'm not privy to the details of early Amazon. The misconception that Scott received her wealth in divorce court is extremely common. I don't have high expectations for our media at the moment (cough) but they could have done a better job with this for sure.