Whaaaat? That barely makes sense and is certainly pretty sleazy.
By the same logic in another 20 years the roles can flip again no? So when would one “pick their winner,” after they’re dead? Except… even in death historical figures can become pariah or messiah or flip roles through decades or even centuries as new discoveries are made or social attitudes shift etc.
and like- if you’re picking your winners based on who is already winning- not only do the returns tend to be much slimmer (joining Google as employee 10 likely was worth a lot more than waiting until Google was a giant and being employee 20,000….) but it’s also pretty gutless and disloyal. Like- who really wants to share their success with someone who didn’t believe in them until they were a sure thing? As far as “intelligence” or whatever- that also shows the intelligence of someone who waits until a tornado hits their yard to start boarding up or who waits until they know they have cancer to go to a doctor instead
Of going in early at the first signs of something. It doesn’t take a genius to predict something after the fact- but by this circular logic there is no after the fact…. I mean- I’m sure it sounds cool if you say it quickly and no one thinks about it. They probably felt all profound and smart typing it out. So there’s at least that.
Elizabeth Holmes, heralded by some as the next Steve Jobs, founded a biotechnological company that claimed to have revolutionised blood testing techniques and became a young billionaire. Except it was all fraudulent
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Sam Bankman-Fried, a cryptocurrency businessman, made billions trading and raising funds. His main compant FTX filed for bankruptcy, and he's now being investigated for potential fraud and mismanagement. He has a private jet and a house worth tens of millions of dollars
By the same logic in another 20 years the roles can flip again no? So when would one “pick their winner,” after they’re dead? Except… even in death historical figures can become pariah or messiah or flip roles through decades or even centuries as new discoveries are made or social attitudes shift etc.
and like- if you’re picking your winners based on who is already winning- not only do the returns tend to be much slimmer (joining Google as employee 10 likely was worth a lot more than waiting until Google was a giant and being employee 20,000….) but it’s also pretty gutless and disloyal. Like- who really wants to share their success with someone who didn’t believe in them until they were a sure thing? As far as “intelligence” or whatever- that also shows the intelligence of someone who waits until a tornado hits their yard to start boarding up or who waits until they know they have cancer to go to a doctor instead
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Sam Bankman-Fried, a cryptocurrency businessman, made billions trading and raising funds. His main compant FTX filed for bankruptcy, and he's now being investigated for potential fraud and mismanagement. He has a private jet and a house worth tens of millions of dollars