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Originally Posted by Relentless
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He would have had 10 billion dollars. Zero responsibilities and could do whatever he wanted with the rest of his life. I am all for 'earning more' but at a certain point that loses any meaning. The difference in your life between having 6B and having 10B is zero.  |
You are saying it shouldn't be all about the money, while chastising them for not taking an easy payout. Perhaps they didn't take the payout because they wanted to build something bigger/more?
Either way, it's not like these guys are short on payday. They could have had their $6 billion, sure, but maybe it's not about the money to them. Some people just like to build. Could they have built something new? Sure, but that's not really the point. They had their baby, they stuck with it.
Talk to a programmer that builds a powerful system from the ground up. That system is their life.