Sorry, I feel we have here a guy with real class! I would hope I myself would be as mature about the circus in which we all live. Congrats, on integrity, aplomb, and savoir vivre!
Sorry, I feel we have here a guy with real class! I would hope I myself would be as mature about the circus in which we all live. Congrats, on integrity, aplomb, and savoir vivre!
There's a pretty strong precedent for books causing "dents in the universe". If my legacy was a book of importance in some way I'd be happy with that. (and the usual family stuff that people take for granted)It's not clear for me in what way he "put the dent in the Universe"... a book? that's too small, or I simply miss something?
poor guy is missing out on some major cash!
That's what rather most people would say if they'd made that big of a bad decision.
poor guy is missing out on some major cash!
The grapes are very sour.
"Poor guy?" He still has his life, "if you have your health you have everything!"
"Poor guy?" He still has his life, "if you have your health you have everything!"
Most startups fail. Actually, almost all startups fail, only a very tiny fraction is successful. It took Apple years to become successful and in the late 1990s it was almost a stupid thing to buy Apple stock since the company was on the edge of bankruptcy. How stupid do YOU feel today that you didn't buy Apple stocks back in the 1990s? Or are you a teenager and too young to have been around at that time?
Nobody can see the future and most investments are gambles. You win some, you lose some. That's probably not a problem for very wealthy people, but for the 99.9999% of people on a budget, you better be careful with your money.
Also, you need A LOT of commitment and energy to run a startup - and like any other gamble, there is no guaranteed outcome. He made a decision based on the situation back then.
And as my history teacher taught us at school: You have to look at history through the eyes of that time. You cannot judge history from today's perspective.
If you do that, we all are idiots for not having bought ridiculous amounts of Apple stocks when the company was close to collapsing.
It's not clear for me in what way he "put the dent in the Universe"... a book? that's too small, or I simply miss something?
Anyways, if he is happy with what he has, then this is a major success! Nowadays it is so hard and rather uncommon to be humble and happy with his/her current position.
That's what rather most people would say if they'd made that big of a bad decision.
It's not clear for me in what way he "put the dent in the Universe"... a book? that's too small, or I simply miss something?
Anyways, if he is happy with what he has, then this is a major success! Nowadays it is so hard and rather uncommon to be humble and happy with his/her current position.
Only 35 years too late mate. No one cares. You're talking about ancient history
Books are what constitutes the sum of the collective knowledge of mankind, so a book can certainly put a dent in the universe. Take "On the origin of species..." for example
Well you took the time to read it...