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minus-squareghost_laptop@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·21 hours agoyou’re describing literally every billionaire
minus-squareusernametbd@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·21 hours agoTrue that - Elon is just the most glaring example.
minus-squaredefinitemaybe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·13 hours agoMost, maybe, but off the top of my head, I can think of two easy counterexamples: Warren Buffett’s wealth is in diverse investments; it’s only inflated insofar as the entire stock market is overvalued Gabe Newell’s wealth is almost entirely in Steam, which isn’t even publicly traded so can’t really be overvalued by “hype”
you’re describing literally every billionaire
True that - Elon is just the most glaring example.
Most, maybe, but off the top of my head, I can think of two easy counterexamples: