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Because the point is to give an apples-to-apples comparison of the value represented. It’s not Rockefeller’s fortune and it’s growth that’s interesting but rath
by brtkdotse 5y ago
Because the point is to give an apples-to-apples comparison of the value represented. It’s not Rockefeller’s fortune and it’s growth that’s interesting but rather how many Big Macs his fortune could buy in 1921 vs how much that many Big Macs would cost in 2021.
- cma 5y agoBut they were comparing Amazon to STD oil, not Bezos (diluted in divorce) to Rockefeller. Rockefeller owned a full third, Bezos 11%, Gates 1% (but similar foundation setup to Rockefeller maybe, and at one point was 49% or something, but of a much smaller MS than today).