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Aarostotletoday at 12:01 AM4 repliesview on HN

A man who built what he loves and produced so much surplus value for the rest of us to enjoy (read: profit) is _exactly_ a hero. I’m sure I could find ways critique him, but not in the context of celebrating his career.


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bc569a80a344f9ctoday at 12:12 AM

> A man who built what he loves and produced so much surplus value for the rest of us to enjoy (read: profit) is _exactly_ a hero.

Life imitates art, I suppose.

https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995

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650REDHAIRtoday at 12:06 AM

Tell me more about the surplus value that Warren produced

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user3939382today at 12:09 AM

Art vs artist debate is tired, as is celebrity distance appraisal. If you want to know if someone is good or bad your best bet (still iffy) is to ask their kids or spouse. That’s he’s skilled at the financial game is obvious. Whether that’s valuable is a philosophical question that has little to do with Warren Buffet.

thisgetsittoday at 12:14 AM

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