• Radiant_sir_radiant@beehaw.org
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    2 days ago

    I don’t know. I were filthy rich, I for one probably wouldn’t mind a small (and quite likely temporary) hit on my net worth if it means I get to buy promising upstarts and some of my competitors for small change because they’re now grossly underfunded/undervalued thanks to the crash.

    But then again, I’m a cynic, and probably just projecting here.

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      Really? Because if I had even a fraction of their wealth, I would stop working and just enjoy my life because I already had far more money than I could ever need. I would fund passion projects, and give away money to causes that I believe are important.

      These are not normal people. It’s never enough for them.

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        2 days ago

        All cynicism aside, so would I, probably. What good is immense wealth if you don’t use it as a means to gain happiness?
        As much as it pains me to say this as a decades-long passionate M$ hater, Bill Gates is doing something right there.

        But you’re right about one thing of course …

        These are not normal people. It’s never enough for them.