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> he had been driven to tears by the sense he was nearing the end of his career without having pursued his dreams. Seriously? He's invested billions of dollars

> he had been driven to tears by the sense he was nearing the end of his career without having pursued his dreams. Seriously? He's invested billions of dollars and hasn't even pursued his dreams? > The answer, he concluded, was to chase his old dream of being a technology “architect” who uses the creative side of his brain. With all of the money he had access to, why didn't he go to school to do this instead? Or found a company to do it instead of spending all of his money funding companies so other people could do it? > Often, he said, he wakes up before dawn with an invention in mind. He said he has a team working three shifts that stands by 24 hours a day, ready to respond to his ideas within five minutes. What a waste of human talent.

EA-3167 3y ago
It really seems like, "Coddled billionaire has a whole team to make him feel special, praise his every utterance, and support his many delusions" has become the new thing for that sort. I wish they still did things like build museums, grand architecture, that sort of thing. Hell, I'll be the last person to compliment Musk, but at least when he burns out on Tesla, Twitter and the rest he'll still have left SpaceX in his wake. I'm not a fan of the Waltons, but at least one of them built that Crystal Bridges museum. We might not need the likes of Versailles, but at least they look good and draw in the tourists. When Son is all said and done he's going to leave nothing of value behind him.
- fakedang 3y ago
  > When Son is all said and done he's going to leave nothing of value behind him. You forgot the legacy of great PowerPoint slides! /s [1] https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/flying-unicorns-could-save-softbank-from-the-aposvalley-of-coronavirusapos-according-to-the-quirky-slides-from-its-earnings-call-x2014-take-a-look/slidelist/75816247.cms https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/flying-unicorns-cou... [2] https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/softbanks-insane-presentation-on-how-it-will-fix-wework.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/softbanks-insane-pre...

EA-3167 3y ago

It really seems like, "Coddled billionaire has a whole team to make him feel special, praise his every utterance, and support his many delusions" has become the new thing for that sort. I wish they still did things like build museums, grand architecture, that sort of thing. Hell, I'll be the last person to compliment Musk, but at least when he burns out on Tesla, Twitter and the rest he'll still have left SpaceX in his wake. I'm not a fan of the Waltons, but at least one of them built that Crystal Bridges museum. We might not need the likes of Versailles, but at least they look good and draw in the tourists. When Son is all said and done he's going to leave nothing of value behind him.

fakedang 3y ago
> When Son is all said and done he's going to leave nothing of value behind him. You forgot the legacy of great PowerPoint slides! /s [1] https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/flying-unicorns-could-save-softbank-from-the-aposvalley-of-coronavirusapos-according-to-the-quirky-slides-from-its-earnings-call-x2014-take-a-look/slidelist/75816247.cms https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/flying-unicorns-cou... [2] https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/softbanks-insane-presentation-on-how-it-will-fix-wework.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/softbanks-insane-pre...