If this article was trying to depict this man as thuroughl vain and void of humanity it could not have done a better job. He moved to Miami Beach to avoid paying taxes? This hundreds of millionaire couldn't just move to a place he liked because he was worried about his marginal tax rate? He bought a house that's empty and has accoutrements for a lifestyle he doesn't have or plan to have. This is a person buying somet…
I think you do have a point about him trying to buy what you are "supposed" to buy once you are wealthy. However, I think that your robot criticism of entrepreneurs is unfair. Street sweepers, cashiers at a grocery store, McDonald's employees are doing work that is way more repetitive than what an average entrepreneur does, yet you wouldn't call them robot-like, would you?
I'm talking about the singularity of focus and mind founders often posses for things that are utterly mundane. Making an energy bar is surely exciting at first. Creating recipes, working out deals to sell them, building a brand.
But at a certain point your energy bar is about as good as any other. And it tastes as good as any other. And your branding is as good as any other.
And the only thing that really differentiates you is how well you can wedge your prybar into the market. That work is really mundane but there is a type of person that thrives doing that.
I've known a few people in this situation and many of them are like this guy. When the struggle is over, the mission is achieved and they just kind of shut down.
They've spent so much time obsessing over how to sell a freaking energy bar that they've never developed themselves or their passion.