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This last point needs more attention. The vast, vast, vast majority of billionaires don’t like the public spotlight and many see it as antithetical to them being able to accrue more wealth.
Here’s an analogy: during the prohibition era, Al Capone was actually seen as small potatoes by the big crime families in New York. But they put up with Capone because he was drawing all the attention to himself with his flashy lifestyle and that, in turn, made it easier for them to continue living in relative obscurity and keep up their rackets.
And guess what? Those families operated unhindered for generations after Capone went down.
Comment by S_A_N_D_ at 17/02/2025 at 22:59 UTC
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I used to work directly for the ultra wealthy. The ones with the most wealth are the ones you've almost always never heard of and wouldn't recognize them walking down the street.