Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

RonnarRage t1_iurlnxm wrote

Reply to comment by TricksterWolf in Twitter’s $20 verification charge, because you should pay Twitter to promote Twitter. by Core1989

I know im in an echo chamber here.... but I'd assume the wealthiest man in the world probably has a bit more insight than most (Why is that a controversial statement?). But that's just me. Also, way to keep racism alive and well and bring up race where it doesn't belong.

−5

TricksterWolf t1_iurnvio wrote

It isn't controversial, it's incorrect. Most of the wealthiest people in the world are wealthy from inheritance plus the fact that power and wealth consolidate very rapidly. And race is absolutely part of the equation when it comes to the mythology of tech gurus.

9

RonnarRage t1_ius081z wrote

Ahh yes, like Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai. The biggest tech CEOs in the world.

Can you give some REAL examples of someone increasing thier wealth by a factor of what... 100,000x while not being intelligent?

Because you're so caught up in your weird hate boner bias you can't even acknowledge "The guy I dislike is smart".

−4

TricksterWolf t1_ius1yhq wrote

  1. Never said nor implied I "dislike" him, and you're definitely projecting said "weird hate boner bias".
  2. Winning the lottery? Extremely wealthy parents dying? Can you actually not think up examples like this on your own?
  3. Believe it or not, the biggest tech CEO's in the world are not remotely "most of the wealthiest people in the world" as I mentioned. My statement is still correct.
3

RonnarRage t1_iusdb6q wrote

Just to clarify, you think the world's wealthiest person, who has owned/operated multiple innovative companies so successfully is not only a dumb person, but is in fact nist really lucky.

You are the definition of arguing in bad faith.

−3

GetlostMaps t1_iusxljs wrote

You can be smart at scamming people, just not tech smart. Like Elon.

4

RonnarRage t1_iutmgna wrote

Did he trick people into buying Teslas? Did he trick the US goverment/military into giving Space X contracts?

I'm not pro Musk, I'm anti echo chambers. You guys are making insane wild claims.

1

GetlostMaps t1_iuts8w5 wrote

The exception proves the rule. Tesla semis are a scam, so even Tesla itself is inconsistent.

1

TricksterWolf t1_iuu4xj6 wrote

I don't think you know what arguing in bad faith is, you just don't agree with the facts I'm laying down. Elon made a fortune with PayPal stock but they kicked him off the board for gross incompetence. He didn't invent anything; he bought Tesla. He routinely makes the worst business decisions imaginable hence being forced to buy Twitter for a highly overvalued price, as does Zuckerberg, who I must assume you also worship. Neither of them would get away with it if not for the mythology pushed by people like yourself. It's seriously embarrassing.

1

RonnarRage t1_iuu69qm wrote

I don't think you know what the term "fact" means. Enjoy living in your little echo chamber imagination land where wealth is a roll of the dice lol.

1

TricksterWolf t1_iuu7fzz wrote

Once again, I never said anything of the kind. Warren Buffett, for one, earned his wealth by working hard and being a financial genius, though even he admits it was only possible because he had access to privileges most people didn't.

Try listening instead of imagining a fictional opponent you can "win" against. People aren't the stereotypes you make us out to be.

1

greetz_dk t1_iuws60u wrote

Buy 20 companies for daddys money. 15 go under. 3 do well. 2 make you billions.

Getting rich is all about a thousand factors coming together and working out. A good idea can fail horribly and a bad idea can ride a fad to success. Being unbelievably rich makes it much, much easier to piss money into investments and getting even richer.

You or I can't do that. Someone whos parents owned diamond mines during the apartheid can do that a thousand times over till they get lucky.

Musk has no merit. He's just born rich.

1