• imaqtpie@lemmy.myserv.one
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    1 year ago

    That’s a pretty stupid conclusion to draw. You have no idea why the hedge fund passed on the investment, and the only reason you conclude it’s because Bezos was bad at his job is because you personally don’t like him. And more to the point, because you want to get upvoted in this thread.

    It’s just an amateurish, embarrassing argument. If you want to skewer billionaires there are plenty of legitimate gripes, but it’s self-evident that most billionaires are pretty damn good at their jobs, hence the success. Sure they’re also lucky and privileged, but there are tons of other people with the same privileges that accomplish nothing.

    This meme is just pure brain rot tbh. Do better Lemmy 😤

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      1 year ago

      I don’t know who or what hurt you, but I hope tomorrow is better.

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        1 year ago

        JB is a cunt, but you are just butthurt because that guy is right, your argument is flawed.

        By your logic any person who has ever been tasked with performing an analysis and giving a recommendation which has not been actioned by their superiors sucks at their job. That is basically anyone who has ever done such work.

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          1 year ago

          My argument has a lot more evidence behind it than the usual “people get rich because they worked harder,” at least.

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            1 year ago

            The person you replied to didn’t claim JB got rich from working hard. You are just trying to put words in people’s mouths now in a desperate attempt to shift the point.

            The point is, your claim that JB sucked at his previous job because he made a recommendation and his bosses decided not to go with it is a laughable and completely naive point of view and clearly comes from a position of ignorance.

            You’re wrong, deal with it buddy.

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              1 year ago

              Bezos didn’t get rich by working harder, though. No billionaires ever did. That’s what I mean to convey—to everybody in a public forum and not just one commenter—and I’m right. Throwing insults doesn’t change it.

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                1 year ago

                You clearly are not reading the thread and just jumping on the bandwagon.

                Repeatedly I have pointed out no one has said he worked hard.

                Repeatedly I have pointed out that the claim he sucked at his previous job because he made a recommendation that was ignored is a flawed argument.

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      1 year ago

      Ha ha. Clearly the avg lemmy user is inexperienced or business ignorant. The site does lean heavy Marxist, which says plenty of their reasoning skills. I was thinking the same thing as you and you’re getting skewered for it. Hedge funds are not looking for a 20+ year ROI, which is what it took Bezos. That’s the simplest answer I can think of, but I’m sure there’s plenty more reasons they didn’t think young Bezos’ idea was worth throwing millions at.

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        1 year ago

        Bud you think China is going to try to invade Taiwan, maybe you need some marxism in your life.

        Or you could keep being uneducated to the point of gullibility, your choice.