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My favourite snippet: "Several individuals questioned Mr. Jobs' honesty stating that Mr. Jobs will twist and distort reality in order to achieve his goals."

unreal37 15y ago
So far my favorite: "He added that the Appointee lives within his means financially, however, his means are considerable and the Appointee is worth at least 100 million dollars." It's easy to live within your means if you're worth 100 million dollars I guess. Unless you are Elton John or Nicolas Cage.
- neurotech1 15y ago
  Several double-agents & spies were caught by living beyond their means, such as buying yachts etc. It was pretty obvious they had a second source of income, presumably from illicit activity.
- DrJokepu 15y ago
  Curiously enough it's more difficult than you'd think. According to Sports Illustrated, within five years of retirement 60% of NBA players go bankrupt (although I'm not sure how reliable the source is).
  - dredmorbius 15y ago
    Considering the brevity of an NBA career (4.7 years or so according to a few Googled sources), and at best the mixed bag of financial qualifications of players, this doesn't surprise me much. Generalizing somewhat: ghetto kid -> scholarship college athlete with a broad academic pass -> pro -> out on the street. Yes, there is a somewhat broader range of experiences than just that. Still: sports stars generally burn bright, but very briefly. It's a rollercoaster.
  - philwelch 15y ago
    When you have a hundred extended relatives reaching out for help, combined with scam artists trying to talk you into "investments", it's easy to go broke.
    - furyofantares 15y ago
      It's also damn easy to waste money at any scale simply due to your own financial demeanor. I waste a lot of money on $50-$500 gadgets because that amount of money doesn't mean much to me. I'm not very financially responsible, though I'm not irresponsible either. If I made ten times what I do, I'd probably be buying $500-$5000 gadgets just as frequently. If $100k didn't mean much to me then I'd probably buy a Tesla. If $20M didn't mean much to me then I might become a space tourist. A more financially responsible person than myself would be likely to remain more responsible as they scale up, and a less responsible person would likely remain less responsible.
joshaidan 15y ago
Now that Jobs has died, I feel disappointed that I'll never have the chance to get to know him and fall victim to his reality distortion field. ...then reality sinks in, and just maybe... maybe there was some other force at work in all those keynote presentations. :)

unreal37 15y ago

So far my favorite: "He added that the Appointee lives within his means financially, however, his means are considerable and the Appointee is worth at least 100 million dollars." It's easy to live within your means if you're worth 100 million dollars I guess. Unless you are Elton John or Nicolas Cage.

neurotech1 15y ago
Several double-agents & spies were caught by living beyond their means, such as buying yachts etc. It was pretty obvious they had a second source of income, presumably from illicit activity.
DrJokepu 15y ago
Curiously enough it's more difficult than you'd think. According to Sports Illustrated, within five years of retirement 60% of NBA players go bankrupt (although I'm not sure how reliable the source is).
- dredmorbius 15y ago
  Considering the brevity of an NBA career (4.7 years or so according to a few Googled sources), and at best the mixed bag of financial qualifications of players, this doesn't surprise me much. Generalizing somewhat: ghetto kid -> scholarship college athlete with a broad academic pass -> pro -> out on the street. Yes, there is a somewhat broader range of experiences than just that. Still: sports stars generally burn bright, but very briefly. It's a rollercoaster.
- philwelch 15y ago
  When you have a hundred extended relatives reaching out for help, combined with scam artists trying to talk you into "investments", it's easy to go broke.
  - furyofantares 15y ago
    It's also damn easy to waste money at any scale simply due to your own financial demeanor. I waste a lot of money on $50-$500 gadgets because that amount of money doesn't mean much to me. I'm not very financially responsible, though I'm not irresponsible either. If I made ten times what I do, I'd probably be buying $500-$5000 gadgets just as frequently. If $100k didn't mean much to me then I'd probably buy a Tesla. If $20M didn't mean much to me then I might become a space tourist. A more financially responsible person than myself would be likely to remain more responsible as they scale up, and a less responsible person would likely remain less responsible.

joshaidan 15y ago

Now that Jobs has died, I feel disappointed that I'll never have the chance to get to know him and fall victim to his reality distortion field. ...then reality sinks in, and just maybe... maybe there was some other force at work in all those keynote presentations. :)