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Originally Posted by Jarmusch
If he has all those millions he could quit tomorrow and live comfortably for the rest of his life riding horses on the beach. Or maybe he has to go through a heart attack first before he starts considering that option.
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Hard to explain Jarmusch - these kind of people never quit - that's not on the table for discussion. Sure, he could sell off slowly to other corps and pocket the money (it would be his to do this with - the biz is totally privately owned and no shareholders/banks blah), but instead he's opening more hotels and buying majority shareholdings in another well-known hotel group.
This is fine up to a point, but it's more a disease than anything. It's not for power (very modest guy) or for greed - he does not *need* money and he does not personally want anything. One thing that seems to matter are the people he employs, tho he can never know 1000's of employees personally, there is a responsibility for them. Suppose if people like him did not exist, there would be more unemployment and fewer nice places to have exotic vacations.
It may be that they are just workaholics - there are plenty of them. Got another friend (tho his biz looks more controllable) who has more money than God. We arranged, after a lot of persuading, to take a few days off and fly to an event in the US. Fine. We attend the event and the next morning he "thinks" he needs to fly off back to work. I called his secretary and asked if this was more fiction - there was no reason on earth why he needed to rush back to work. Secretary suggested handcuffing him to the floor and getting him drunk till he chilled *lol*
These type of people are just of a different planet - it's not about money and they could not care less. They have a totally different outlook to individuals who do not have millions/billions. The attitude with these people is spend, spend, spend for personal gratification - they would never be "wealth creators" on any scale. Don't know the background/makeup of a few high-profile "entrepreneurs", but can spot elements much the same with them - eg Warren Buffet - the guy still lives a modest lifestyle and it's obvious money is not the motivator.
Meanwhile - want to take a horse along the beach and leave them working their asses off?
