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I've always been fascinated by Larry Ellison ever since I read his biography (God something something). What's insane is how much of the culture he controls. I
by profsummergig 2y ago
I've always been fascinated by Larry Ellison ever since I read his biography (God something something).
What's insane is how much of the culture he controls. In tech and outside. He's about to own the largest entertainment company, he owns some of the best real estate in the world, and he owns MySQL and Java.
Genius (or maybe evil genius).
- psunavy03 2y agoThere's a reason the joke is that "Oracle" stands for One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison.
- profsummergig 2y agoThe crazy thing is that ORACLE was a CIA program that Larry got a contract for. He named his company after it. A genius aspect of Larry is that, like Steve Jobs (his best friend), he knew how to milk a gifted 50x programmer. There was a co-founder who did all the heavy code writing, while Larry did the schmoozing (not an unimportant job).
- pjmorris 2y ago'The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison[0]', Mike Wilson. It's a worthwhile read, and I think the joke is funny. [0] - God doesn't think he's Larry Ellison
- qingcharles 2y agoAnd he's pretty well installed in the White House this term too, especially with his role in Stargate and TikTok.