I'm still trying to put the pieces together on why, but it seems that anyone who ends up with ~$500,000,000 and is in the public eye ends up appearing to go totally limp and subservient to the far-left, globalist doctrine. I've known "very rich" people, people with 100-300 million or so, and they've typically been owners (and usually founders) of medium-sized businesses, started small, stayed grounded the whole way (even if the lifestyle and social circles eventually fucks with them), but nary a one was a super-liberal nutter. But the very public rich seem to go through some sort of transformation. Gates, Stern, etc. I don't know what's through that looking glass, but I imagine it's unsettling.
It's very simple. Wealth isn't power by itself, nor is fame.
Most people who are rich tend to be low-key about it (my own grandpa "hid" his millions for decades, lived alone in a singlewide trailer in a retirement community and drove the same pickup for 30 years, while his savings and investments grew and grew), and most people who are famous tend to not be particularly wealthy (poor spending habits, living outside of their means after their 15 minutes pass, etc. These are the people who burn through millions in the same time it would take us to spend a hundred, then spend the rest of their life scrambling to get back on top.)
Combine the two together, wealth + influence, and you've got the "power starter kit."
But you've also stepped into an arena with violent old dogs who've played the game much, much longer than you. People who will combine their power to either subvert yours, or crush you entirely. Play nicely with their rules and keep your head, and you might float in place, maybe even rise a little bit higher. Come into "their house" with disgust at their machinations and lack of principles, and you'll quickly discover how fleeting your gifts are in the face of a settled behemoth.
They’ve got something on* him, went from the biggest duel wielding fuck you’s to major networks, to now shilling for them.
You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.
I'm still trying to put the pieces together on why, but it seems that anyone who ends up with ~$500,000,000 and is in the public eye ends up appearing to go totally limp and subservient to the far-left, globalist doctrine. I've known "very rich" people, people with 100-300 million or so, and they've typically been owners (and usually founders) of medium-sized businesses, started small, stayed grounded the whole way (even if the lifestyle and social circles eventually fucks with them), but nary a one was a super-liberal nutter. But the very public rich seem to go through some sort of transformation. Gates, Stern, etc. I don't know what's through that looking glass, but I imagine it's unsettling.
It's very simple. Wealth isn't power by itself, nor is fame.
Most people who are rich tend to be low-key about it (my own grandpa "hid" his millions for decades, lived alone in a singlewide trailer in a retirement community and drove the same pickup for 30 years, while his savings and investments grew and grew), and most people who are famous tend to not be particularly wealthy (poor spending habits, living outside of their means after their 15 minutes pass, etc. These are the people who burn through millions in the same time it would take us to spend a hundred, then spend the rest of their life scrambling to get back on top.)
Combine the two together, wealth + influence, and you've got the "power starter kit."
But you've also stepped into an arena with violent old dogs who've played the game much, much longer than you. People who will combine their power to either subvert yours, or crush you entirely. Play nicely with their rules and keep your head, and you might float in place, maybe even rise a little bit higher. Come into "their house" with disgust at their machinations and lack of principles, and you'll quickly discover how fleeting your gifts are in the face of a settled behemoth.
Wow... fascinating