I do think that there are benefits to entrepreneurs, and that most people can't actually empathize with being a business person. I also think entrepreneurship lends itself to local-maxima-seeking effectual thinking, and that having a class of people (regulators and activists) who regulate billionaires' sordid behavior is useful.
Per Robert Kuok's, a Malaysian conglomerate's, memoirs:
"As I stated, we shall never build ornate hotels, or monuments to perpetuate the memory of anyone. I have
Some musings:
- Being a CEO does seem to require skills, commitment, and responsibility that normal professions do not, but it also seems to be rewarding in that it provides people a sense of adventure, fun, and meaning that normal professions do not.
- I do think that there are benefits to entrepreneurs, and that most people can't actually empathize with being a business person. I also think entrepreneurship lends itself to local-maxima-seeking effectual thinking, and that having a class of people (regulators and activists) who regulate billionaires' sordid behavior is useful.
- Per Robert Kuok's, a Malaysian conglomerate's, memoirs:
- "As I stated, we shall never build ornate hotels, or monuments to perpetuate the memory of anyone. I have
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