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It would be a tragedy if he had to spend his time managing a bunch of money he can't take with him anyway instead of doing what he loves and benefiting us all.
by noonespecial 15y ago
It would be a tragedy if he had to spend his time managing a bunch of money he can't take with him anyway instead of doing what he loves and benefiting us all. It would be as big a waste as if he was broke and had to flip burgers to make ends meet. This is a rare case where reality seems to actually be optimized for all involved.
We, the collective we, have done exceptionally well in this deal, and Linus probably has as well.
- oz 15y agoI, for one, would welcome such a tragedy.
- noonespecial 15y agoOf course you would. So would I. That's why he wrote the kernel and we... didn't.
- creamyhorror 15y agoYou make it sound like such an onerous task to manage tens of millions of dollars. Sure he might feel the need to spend some time on it - but he might just as likely leave it to an investment manager or put it in an index fund. Or even invest some of it in a startup or two.
- rmc 15y agoYou only need to spend time managing money if you want to make the most of it. If you plonk €Xmillion in a bank account getting 2% interest per year, you can forget about it and you and your family can live quite happily.
- iwwr 15y agoRarely would you get higher than inflation returns from just parking money in a bank. In reality it just gets eroded away.
- creamyhorror 15y agoTrue. Which means that with "just" $1mil, he's going to have to manage his money a bit more than if he had tens of millions. (maybe there should be a "thank linus" day sometime)