Ah yeah, they go into it later in the article - Berkshire doesn't even give out dividends at all. I like this quick animated explainer on "Buy, Borrow, Die" too.
― Nhex, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 02:19 (two years ago) link
Hey, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates... What can you do to leapfrog over these other assholes as the worst people on this list? I know! Build nuclear reactors!
https://interestingengineering.com/bill-gates-and-warren-buffett-team-up-for-1-billion-next-gen-nuclear-reactor
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 05:03 (two years ago) link
Reminder that current estimates of wealth inequality are highly conservative, because of tax avoidanceEven Forbes (which researchers use for billionaires, due to the lack of public statistics) missed this... $5 billion (!) retirement accounthttps://t.co/WuK5OPTgPb— Gabriel Zucman (@gabriel_zucman) June 24, 2021
― o. nate, Thursday, 24 June 2021 14:43 (two years ago) link
I have a feeling if this poll were re-run today, Musk would win handily.
― o. nate, Monday, 7 August 2023 21:41 (eight months ago) link
was gonna say
Zuckerberg's a weirdo but he's extremely philanthropic, Bezos buys yachts the size of cruise ships
― Andy the Grasshopper, Monday, 7 August 2023 22:31 (eight months ago) link
Infuriating when I order something off eBay and it shows up in an Amazon box/bag, happened more times that I can count
― Andy the Grasshopper, Monday, 7 August 2023 22:34 (eight months ago) link
I reuse boxes, what can I say?
― Mark G, Monday, 7 August 2023 23:06 (eight months ago) link