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It was hypothetical if someone with that kind of ambition could make just enough that he accomplished all these great things even if it left him middle class, h
by mousa 15y ago
It was hypothetical if someone with that kind of ambition could make just enough that he accomplished all these great things even if it left him middle class, he'd take it. I agree it would take a huge amount of cash to get there, but the point is the end goal wouldn't be money.
I've noticed by your responses you think everyone who thinks any entrepreneur wants anything besides profit is "muddle-headed." The world is "muddled." Not everyone is playing the same game in life, for some people, money is the game, for some people, money is just something you need to play it. I've noticed some of the former types really want everyone to be playing the same game so they can measure up.
- brc 15y agoI'm not going to argue any more, because you don't see my point. I'll reiterate once more, in your example: any entrepreneur who wants anything, whether it is a cure for aids, a colony on another planet or just to build a gigantic Hearst castle to show off must first create profits. Thus profits must be their first and primary motive. You can say you did it for whatever reason, but you can't dismiss making a profit as the fundamental purpose of the activity. Everything else flows from the first objective.
- rictic 15y agoSuppose I am craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Suppose that a spreading knife is an essential and irreplaceable requirement to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Would you say that my first and primary motive, and fundamental purpose is obtaining a spreading knife? I don't think it's at all deceptive or muddle-headed to say that I'm really just hungry for a sandwich.