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How did you come to the conclusion that being that wealthy was because of intelligence? Elon has been at the right place at the right time to compound capital through luck, connections, and selling ideas in return for purchase of equity. Most YC companies fail in some way. 90% of startups fail. Were those founders not smart? I think the majority are/were, they just were not lucky enough [1] [2] [3]. If your belief sy…
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I'm happy because I know what enough is and what is meaningful in life, and even as a trillionaire, Elon will still be miserable. I spend my time on work that I enjoy, as a very curious person who loves to solve puzzles, and I get paid enough for my life to be very comfortable and help others financially. I live my life in a way that the world does not cheer on my demise, and my own children do not despise me. But he…
You could have ignored this post, but here you are commenting about it and posting schadenfreude over it.
It's okay to be a bit jealous of the employees who took that risk and made a fortune.
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I'm happy because I know what enough is and what is meaningful in life, and even as a trillionaire, Elon will still be miserable. I spend my time on work that I enjoy, as a very curious person who loves to solve puzzles, and I get paid enough for my life to be very comfortable and help others financially. I live my life in a way that the world does not cheer on my demise, and my own children do not despise me. But he…
By being clearly envious because the employees at SpaceX (4K+) got rewarded and you didn't? You could have ignored this post, but here you are commenting about it and posting schadenfreude over it. It's okay to be a bit jealous of the employees who took that risk and made a fortune.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/if-its-worth-your-time-to-l...
It’s just money, which is easy to say when you have enough. What would extra millions buy? Certainly not love, nor the respect of good people. A supercar? A house in the Bay? I would still enjoy a coffee, posting here chatting with others, and experiencing life as I do today. More wealth would in no way change my life materially. But to those who win lottery tickets, use your winnings for something that brings you joy.
Ask HN: Who needs help this holidays? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42291246 - December 2024
Nobody cares about your Lamborghini as much as you think they do - https://archive.org/details/Instagram-DX2i8w9Ahn8
The Man in the Car Paradox: What It Can Teach Us About Real Success - https://ibsu.ac.pg/the-man-in-the-car-paradox-what-it-can-te... - December 13th, 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill ("The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the conjecture that humans quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness (or sadness) despite major positive or negative events or life changes. According to this theory, as a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness.")
We are simply different people, measuring life differently. I’m sure the fanboys can find their way somewhere else if this forum is not serving their fandom to their liking. You are thinking like you when you are commenting about me. I have tried to help you think like me through these comments.
This seems... obviously false: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... Maybe there are just way too many submissions for any one to rise to Home Page fame?
Interesting, the post is flagged. We'll see if they shadow ban or ban the user, curldevnull