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It seems like a bad move though, I mean these are nerdy investor guys, right? They do well in this meritocratic system. If I was a tech billionaire I’d be very
by bee_rider 2y ago
It seems like a bad move though, I mean these are nerdy investor guys, right? They do well in this meritocratic system. If I was a tech billionaire I’d be very worried that a guy who’s only skills were catering and gangster stuff would have had a lot more time to study the latter, than me.
- lovich 2y agoThese tech moguls assume they will be in charge in the event of any sort of revolution or apocalypse. Look at some of what the Reddit founders have said for an example https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-for-the-super-rich https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-...
- bee_rider 2y agoI don’t have a subscription, but does their plan involve preposterously loyal soldiers who have no motivation to follow their instructions for any reason other than suddenly valueless money?
- lovich 2y agoYes. It’s not unique to the wealthy in tech, most nouveau riche seem to forget at some point that the only reason most people attend to their needs or are in their orbit is to get money and if that becomes useless or turns off they will be dropped like a bad habit