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quakeguyyesterday at 8:49 PM3 repliesview on HN

I always wonder about when there is a cutoff about the grift, i mean there has to be a point when enough is enough. Who cares if its 4 or 5 billions in the end, thats more money one could reasonably spend in a lifetime. What drives this greed?


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i7lyesterday at 8:57 PM

Power. People who want power need status, and money is the ultimate symbol. They can never have enough power because of their dark triad personalities.

ivellyesterday at 8:59 PM

If I understand Trump, he wants to be the richest man in the world. It is another matter if can achieve that. But his ego would definitely want that.

AnimalMuppetyesterday at 11:09 PM

The idea of winning. They have to keep winning because the idea of losing threatens their identity, which is in being a winner.