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1. gnosis+(OP)[view] [source] 2011-10-06 00:28:17
Would have been much more impressive if he'd proven that being rich while alive didn't matter to him.

Honestly, how many people care about how much is in their bank account after they die? Probably not very many.

Plenty chase riches while they're alive, however. And good old Steve was no exception.

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2. firefo+W1[view] [source] 2011-10-06 00:56:37
>>gnosis+(OP)
Steve was rewarded proportionately for his contribution to the world. He (and Apple) changed millions of lives, and indirectly influenced the rest of our lives. A byproduct of his actions were his net worth.
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3. gnosis+v2[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 01:05:50
>>firefo+W1
"Steve was rewarded proportionately for his contribution to the world."

Don't even get me started.

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4. Zakuza+Q2[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 01:11:56
>>gnosis+v2
Dude, not now.
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5. mantas+Y2[view] [source] 2011-10-06 01:15:30
>>gnosis+(OP)
If you run out of ideas, you start to help the world in the easiest way - by giving away your money.

Jobs hadn't run out of ideas though.

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6. Steko+q4[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 01:42:59
>>mantas+Y2
Well put.

I'll add that what's even better then giving away your money is not taking too much in the first place.

Steve Jobs was a multi-billionaire but, as Apple's stock laps the field, it bears noting that Steve's billions are a fraction of what others in similar positions are worth.

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7. jpulga+X5[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 02:21:07
>>gnosis+v2
Gnosis as in Samael Aun Weor?
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8. stumm+Ta[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 04:38:51
>>mantas+Y2
Is that supposed to be a jab at Bill Gates?
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9. LaGran+uh[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 08:43:58
>>stumm+Ta
Not necessarily. Bill Gates didn't just start giving money away, he started spending it in a fairly controlled manner, trying to accomplish well defined goals.

Maybe Bill Gates ran out of ideas how to help using computers, though.

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10. 2muchc+Oi[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 09:32:58
>>Steko+q4
http://www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires/list?page=2

Steve Jobs is 110. It's really quite reasonable if you put it into context.

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11. JonoW+yj[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 10:06:04
>>mantas+Y2
Wait a minute, are you really putting a negative spin on someone giving away their billions to charity?
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12. sid0+9k[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 10:36:49
>>JonoW+yj
They're Apple fanboys, what do you expect. Next they'll start quoting Ayn Rand.

Thankfully Steve himself had far superior cognitive capacity.

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13. danssi+OD[view] [source] 2011-10-06 17:15:39
>>gnosis+(OP)
Really? Do you know what his salary was at Apple as CEO? Do you know how much money the man just through away by letting stock options expire? It seems to me that once he had a certain amount he really didn't care about money at all anymore.
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14. saraid+6E[view] [source] [discussion] 2011-10-06 17:20:42
>>mantas+Y2
Doing both: apparently hard.
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