> But you never responded to it. It's because it's the real reason. Money is a means to create the biggest impact possible. It is a means to create. Full stop.

> But you never responded to it. It's because it's the real reason. Money is a means to create the biggest impact possible. It is a means to create. Full stop. From the article: Starting a multi-national company is only one way to achieve impact that a small subset of people can accomplish. In other words, if your rationale is "I'm going to start Tumblr for Cats, and turn it into a multi-billion enterprise, and then I'm going to go all Bill Gates and become a philanthropist!", you're probably deluding yourself. (1) It's probably not going to happen. (2) Even if it happens, many people never end up following through with their plan. The money might be tied up in a trust fund on the British Virgin Islands, or there are other investment opportunity coming up. "Just one more billion, then I have enough to donate!" If you're honest with your goals, a better way to make an impact would be to join a biotech or clean energy company, or even start one yourself (not a contradiction with the article, because your primary motivation would not be to make huge amounts of money).