Were I a billionaire with aspirations to be an Iron Man-like superhero, wouldn’t it be rather “boring” to have to set up front companies to dig the tunnels to my secret underground lair?
Sure, Bill Gates has nothing left to do but "pee on history" by abolishing polio, and Soros "pees on history" by changing political landscapes. But Elon Musk specifically acquired his wealth as part of his attempts to save humanity, and Bezos did so by outthinking retailers.
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Truly altruistic people aren't concerned with putting their name on things or care about what history will think of them. And it's never a good idea to worship people from afar, no matter how much money they've gathered. You may want to look deeper into their real histories.
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Conversely, it is quite easy to feel disdain for people from afar, especially if they have almost no financial limitations. Since most of our constraints appear to be financial, it is difficult to imagine how to have the same values yet entirely different operators.
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Oh, it’s ok...there is always something for me to learn.
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