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So this is why he doesn't do Linux... any more (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] dRail@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It may be my mode of thinking. To me it feels like a power move. The 1% tend to do things like this to flaunt their money, or to manipulate the world into showing people what this kind of power can do for them. It builds people up to aspirations that absolute wealth is a positive thing. Yet, people that are given this kind of money all the sudden, tend to spend it all and bankrupt themselves. There is also the fact that although tech is older, there is still a market for it, as capitalism tells us all we need the hip new thing, people just see it as garbage.

[–] AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

To imply he's part of the 1% is absurd. He's a small Canadian business owner. He's well off sure, but he's not fucking muskrat with hundreds of billions in net worth.

[–] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If he's not there, he's pretty close. That level is about 500k a year or maybe a bit more for Vancouver. He talked about living a year at a lower salary to show his kids how the majority of people live. So wagering a guess that he takes home enough that it makes life experiences different.

[–] Aasikki@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

He definitely has life-changing amounts of mine for sure. But it's definitely good if he puts effort into teaching his children not to take it for granted and be nice to other people. From the videos his kids appear in, they seem very well mannered.