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Comment by mxskelly | Hacker News Reader

Is this a joke? Please tell me you're joking.

Many rich people are incredibly miserable and basically stuck in a position they cannot escape from. That doesn't mean they aren't doing a lot of harm (they are) or they aren't aware of it (again, they are) but they might not see a viable way out of it.

I remember when Zuckerberg was just seen like a nerdy, awkward kid suddenly put in big boy pants and people empathizing with him, and not like the eldritch abomination/reptilian drone he's seen like these days.

> a viable way out of it

1. Give Larry Page & Sergey Brin a call.

2. Ask them what to do when you have too much money, but don't want public attention anymore.

If Zuckerberg is still in the public eye, it's because he makes a choice to be.

Exactly. We're supposed to believe Zuckerberg is stuck in a position from which he cannot escape, and that he somehow deserves sympathy? Sorry, but no. He lives in a free country. He could walk away this minute if he wanted to. He could even spin it as a good thing, i.e. "My work is done and I'm leaving the company in more capable hands".

Zuckerberg is in charge because he wants up be. There's a reason he negotiated his shares to have much higher voting power than common shares. He wanted control of his company, he still does, and he is responsible for everything it does.

Googles founders detached themselves from their runaway creation without actually bringing it back under control

Sorry but "rich people are miserable because they have too much money" is not a real problem and I feel exactly zero sympathy for anyone in that position.

> Many rich people are incredibly miserable and basically stuck in a position they cannot escape from.

citation?

It's an idea, not a joke, but the question has implications for anyone with ambitions to partner with capitalists

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