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Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by sswezey » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:12 PM UTC

verg wrote: post #50

seizethecheese wrote: post #33

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Seattle has one of the lowest amounts of sun per year of all metros in the USA. It selects for those who are serious about work, more than weather.

eh. But also filters people who are serious about work but also serious about their mental health. I know myself well enough to know that I am less productive when I don't get sunlight. I suspect many other people are the same.

I used to live in Seattle and that was a major contributing factor that caused me to move to Atlanta.

Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by Scuds » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:12 PM UTC

jorblumesea wrote: post #45

paulddraper wrote: post #36

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I think that's the point....for all the hype SV gets, Seattle should get some too....

Houses are going for 500k+, please, less hype actually. All we want to do is build cool product and enjoy our life. I don't think anyone in Seattle wants the SV arrogance and lifestyle.

unlike SF, we've got land to build on, and are doing so. lots of new apartments south and east of Lake Union - aka Amazonia.

Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by godgod » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:12 PM UTC

Couldn't have happened to a shittier person. I don't like Jeff Bozo's ties to the CIA and the propaganda they push through WAPO. Amazon is a great company a great product but I think Bozo should stick to Amazon and not try to push his social agenda. Same goes for those Koch asshats on the other side.

I do like what he's doing through his space exploration company. That's cool. He just needs to stay away from politics and manipulating society.

Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by r00fus » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:13 PM UTC

jjeaff wrote: post #46

webkike wrote: post #6

Unless Putin is on this list I doubt its veracity.

Usually they have other lists that include illegitimate wealth like drug dealers or royal families or corrupt politicians.

Where do I find such a list?

Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by mythrwy » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:13 PM UTC

powera wrote: post #27

timothycrosley wrote: post #22

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Really meant San Fran. An extreme disproportionate amount of investment dollars go there considering just how much value has come out of Seattle with much less starting capital.

Wasn't Microsoft founded in Albuquerque?

Yes. And Bezos is from New Mexico also.

Strange because New Mexico consistently ranks near last in quality of life, employment prospects and education.

Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by peterjlee » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:14 PM UTC

timothycrosley wrote: post #11

For all the hype Silicon Valley gets, the companies of the world's 2 richest people are in the Seattle area.

If you count the number of billionaire, Palo Alto alone has 13 billionaires in a town of 66,000 people. It's ranked #25 on the list of cities with most billionaires and Seattle is not even on the list.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilycanal/2016/03/09/the-citie...

Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by Scuds » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:15 PM UTC

adenadel wrote: post #48

jondubois wrote: post #41

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That's speculation. Maybe the low prices are the real reason why Amazon is doing so well.

The reason Amazon doesn't issue dividends is not because their prices/margins are too low. It's because they are constantly reinvesting in the business.

AWS is their real cash cow, but it gets stupid amounts of R&D funds put back into it. Azure is right behind them.

Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by astrodust » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:16 PM UTC

jorblumesea wrote: post #45

paulddraper wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that's the point....for all the hype SV gets, Seattle should get some too....

Houses are going for 500k+, please, less hype actually. All we want to do is build cool product and enjoy our life. I don't think anyone in Seattle wants the SV arrogance and lifestyle.

That's happening in Vancouver, New York City, hell, any place even remotely worth living.

Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by astrodust » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:17 PM UTC

Scuds wrote: post #62

jorblumesea wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Houses are going for 500k+, please, less hype actually. All we want to do is build cool product and enjoy our life. I don't think anyone in Seattle wants the SV arrogance and lifestyle.

unlike SF, we've got land to build on, and are doing so. lots of new apartments south and east of Lake Union - aka Amazonia.

San Francisco has tons of land to build on. The density there is an absolute joke. Whenever someone proposes building something one story too high the local neighborhood groups lose their collective shit and shut it down.

Re: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

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Post by astrodust » Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 10:17 PM UTC

seizethecheese wrote: post #33

timothycrosley wrote: post #11

For all the hype Silicon Valley gets, the companies of the world's 2 richest people are in the Seattle area.

Seattle has one of the lowest amounts of sun per year of all metros in the USA. It selects for those who are serious about work, more than weather.

Seattle isn't going to suffer a fresh-water shortage any time soon, either.