Honestly, money isn’t why they do it. If it was only money that people like Elon and Joanne wanted, we’d have never heard from them again. They only wanted more power and influence.
It’s what happens to people when all their most fabulous dreams come true, but they realise they still live in a world that they despise, and which hates them back in equal measure.
@katiefenn Yeah. When you’ve stashed more money than you and your loved ones could possibly spend and you’re still compelled to go on screwing others to keep on stashing then it’s an indication of a hole inside that just can’t be filled. These people have a sickness and, far from wealth buying them freedom, it becomes a monster that takes them over and ensures they can’t be happy with ‘enough’.
Who's even better than Tom from MySpace? Bill Watterson. Guy didn't found a company, didn't sell anything for half a billion dollars. He just was successful enough to be able to retire at 37, and then he did.
https://en.wikipedia.
"The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can’t cure, Which is a kind of trouble that is even more troublesome if you are poor. Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won’t buy, but it’s very funny - Have you ever tried to buy them without money?"
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The people that say "money can't buy happiness" always have some stupid hobby that makes them sad instead of happy. People with creative hobbies get happier with more money they have. I have a dozens of things i want to do that i can't because i don't have money.
Elon bought a social media because people made fun of him there.
Mark spends his time stalking millions of people and running psyops with CIA.
Bill Gates is testing how awful a OS can be before people stop using it.
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It’s what happens to people when all their most fabulous dreams come true, but they realise they still live in a world that they despise, and which hates them back in equal measure.
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From "The Terrible People" by Ogden Nash:
https://www.poeticous.com/ogden-nash/the-terrible-people?locale=fr
"The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can’t cure,
Which is a kind of trouble that is even more troublesome if you are poor.
Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won’t buy, but it’s very funny -
Have you ever tried to buy them without money?"
The Terrible People, par Ogden Nash
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"He chose... unwisely"
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in reply to Sarah Brown • • •The people that say "money can't buy happiness" always have some stupid hobby that makes them sad instead of happy.
People with creative hobbies get happier with more money they have.
I have a dozens of things i want to do that i can't because i don't have money.
Elon bought a social media because people made fun of him there.
Mark spends his time stalking millions of people and running psyops with CIA.
Bill Gates is testing how awful a OS can be before people stop using it.
Sarah Brown
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