Keep in mind if you’re a billionaire you are constantly insulated by a thick layer of suck-ups and yes men. You no longer interact with “normal” people, just other rich assholes. You have the money to get anything you want, and “no” simply means “shovel more money at it”. Picture what the cognitive effects of living like that for a year… or a decade. Being kicked in the head every morning would probably be less damaging to somebody’s mind.
If you view tech oligarchs through that lens their ineptitude becomes much more understandable. The crazy guy with his truck covered in Trump stickers and rants about microchips is grounded in reality by comparison.
Keep in mind if you’re a billionaire you are constantly insulated by a thick layer of suck-ups and yes men. You no longer interact with “normal” people, just other rich assholes. You have the money to get anything you want, and “no” simply means “shovel more money at it”. Picture what the cognitive effects of living like that for a year… or a decade. Being kicked in the head every morning would probably be less damaging to somebody’s mind.
If you view tech oligarchs through that lens their ineptitude becomes much more understandable. The crazy guy with his truck covered in Trump stickers and rants about microchips is grounded in reality by comparison.