Extreme Wealth Critique
Hacker News users debate a wealthy individual's opinion that extreme riches are unnecessary or even detrimental, sparking discussions on hypocrisy, envy, and the value of money beyond a certain point.
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Why is 'rich billionaire has uninformed or possibly self interested opinions' newsworthy
The lifestyle of the rich is a drop in the bucket and not what the article is about. Since when did HN get so envy-driven?
coming from a person who made a ton on money on the same things he says are not making our lives better.
Funny how the HN headline is turned into an accusation about 'the wealthy' while the actual article is worded as financial advice available to anyone.
The author does not seem like a decent well adjusted person,now they are rich. I doubt that will make things better for them.
Just because an article title mentions the "super rich", don't feel the need to inject yourself into the discussion by waving your money around and saying that this doesn't apply to you. Nobody cares.
He’s not saying it’s good to be poor, he’s saying it’s not good to be stupidly rich.
"In fact if anything I'd honestly say it might be a negative to be that wealthy"Honestly, that sounds like propaganda telling poor people to be happier with their lot in life. Who says they'd put 18 billion towards their next company anyway?
Not every rich person became rich because of creating some value in the world. This guys name is better left forgotten.
Privileged rich person says other people don't need to worry about obtaining money or power.Not an article headline from The Onion.I nominally agree with him about code.org, just found the surrounding context amusing.