It’s a wildly unpopular thing to say but it’s true, yeah he was rich but there were a lot of people richer then him when he started out and now there aren’t any. Why has he been so successful?
There’s a couple of options;
He might not be as dumb as he acts.
He might be incredibly lucky.
He could be dumb in many ways but smart in important ones
He might have a negative trait that happens to make him successful in business.
I actually suspect the last one, I think narcissism and a lack of self awareness / shame have caused him to present himself in a way that investors can’t resist, newspapers can’t stop writing about and regular people obsessively talk about.
I think he has the similar skill as Alex Jones, total self belief and absolutely no shame about saying whatever will play well in the current situation.
I pretty much agree. If folks wanted to have that conversation (24 hours and 50 angry little comments later you are the only reasonable person here) about the nuance there I’d be mostly on the same page as you.
It’s a wildly unpopular thing to say but it’s true, yeah he was rich but there were a lot of people richer then him when he started out and now there aren’t any. Why has he been so successful?
There’s a couple of options;
He might not be as dumb as he acts.
He might be incredibly lucky.
He could be dumb in many ways but smart in important ones
He might have a negative trait that happens to make him successful in business.
I actually suspect the last one, I think narcissism and a lack of self awareness / shame have caused him to present himself in a way that investors can’t resist, newspapers can’t stop writing about and regular people obsessively talk about.
I think he has the similar skill as Alex Jones, total self belief and absolutely no shame about saying whatever will play well in the current situation.
I pretty much agree. If folks wanted to have that conversation (24 hours and 50 angry little comments later you are the only reasonable person here) about the nuance there I’d be mostly on the same page as you.
You’re the one incorrectly equating “good at business” with “good at making money”, they’re two separate things and no one is denying the latter.