those interactions have led to opinions about seemingly universal traits that they share.
Are these “lots of people” in the room with us, right now?
Tired of people trying to medicalize the economy. You’re not a billionaire because you’re some kind of psychological anomaly. You’re a billionaire because you’re at the right place in the right time with the right friends.
Gates was born into the IBM dynasty just as the demand for GUIs took off. Bezos was a hedge fund manager for tech companies before he formed Amazon. George Soros and Warren Buffett happened to walk into an era of explosive economic growth just as they were handed billions in credit to gamble with. Elon and Thiel got into Silicon Valley just as Ben Bernake was turning on the unlimited money cheat for a select group of insiders.
Being in the right industry at the right age with the right group of friends seems to be the only common denominator.
You’re right that material conditions are the main contributing factor in the creation of billionaires, but why do you think it’s the only factor?
There were thousands of individuals who had the right connections, the right age, the right group of friends, etc. Only a small percentage become billionaires. Do you think this selection process is purely luck?
I think there is something that sets apart one class of obscenely-wealthy oligarchs from their slightly-less wealthy counterparts. Maybe it’s sociopathy, or adhd, or extreme greed. It definitely looks like mental illness.
“Material conditions” isn’t a single factor, its a plethora of interlocking economic systems.
Meanwhile, there is no singular psychological profile that defines “billionaire”. Elon Musk and Warren Buffet and Michael Bloomberg and Miriam Adelson and Donald Trump are all totally different people.
There were thousands of individuals who had the right connections, the right age, the right group of friends, etc.
Quite a few of them become mega-millionaires. It’s not as though only having $500M makes you some kind of failure. Some people just get luckier than others. The folks that got rich on AOL and Yahoo never reached the heights of Google or Comcast, but it hardly matters. They’re still stupid rich.
I think there is something that sets apart one class of obscenely-wealthy oligarchs from their slightly-less wealthy counterparts.
at the same time being a sexpest, which he try to "reinvent in 2000s by being a philantropist to africans, who apparently made criticism about his vaccines.
Eat the rich but the reasoning here isn’t compelling. What’s the evidence? Just a trust me bro?
A lot of people have lots of interaction with the rich, some even the filthy rich…
… and those interactions have led to opinions about seemingly universal traits that they share.
That’s evidence, but not the kind of evidence you’re looking for I think.
Who’s going to pay for this rigorous scientific testing? Womp womp
Well, yes, anecdotal evidence exists for literally any claim under the sun.
Are these “lots of people” in the room with us, right now?
Tired of people trying to medicalize the economy. You’re not a billionaire because you’re some kind of psychological anomaly. You’re a billionaire because you’re at the right place in the right time with the right friends.
Gates was born into the IBM dynasty just as the demand for GUIs took off. Bezos was a hedge fund manager for tech companies before he formed Amazon. George Soros and Warren Buffett happened to walk into an era of explosive economic growth just as they were handed billions in credit to gamble with. Elon and Thiel got into Silicon Valley just as Ben Bernake was turning on the unlimited money cheat for a select group of insiders.
Being in the right industry at the right age with the right group of friends seems to be the only common denominator.
Are Gates, Bezos, Soros, Buffett, Elon, and Thiel in the room with you right now?
Anyway, there’s a lot more to it, but I won’t burst your bubble or anything. Your secret is safe with me
You’re right that material conditions are the main contributing factor in the creation of billionaires, but why do you think it’s the only factor?
There were thousands of individuals who had the right connections, the right age, the right group of friends, etc. Only a small percentage become billionaires. Do you think this selection process is purely luck?
I think there is something that sets apart one class of obscenely-wealthy oligarchs from their slightly-less wealthy counterparts. Maybe it’s sociopathy, or adhd, or extreme greed. It definitely looks like mental illness.
“Material conditions” isn’t a single factor, its a plethora of interlocking economic systems.
Meanwhile, there is no singular psychological profile that defines “billionaire”. Elon Musk and Warren Buffet and Michael Bloomberg and Miriam Adelson and Donald Trump are all totally different people.
Quite a few of them become mega-millionaires. It’s not as though only having $500M makes you some kind of failure. Some people just get luckier than others. The folks that got rich on AOL and Yahoo never reached the heights of Google or Comcast, but it hardly matters. They’re still stupid rich.
Sure. Dumb luck.
Bill Gates frequently made his employees buy him lunch and he never reimbursed them.
at the same time being a sexpest, which he try to "reinvent in 2000s by being a philantropist to africans, who apparently made criticism about his vaccines.