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_doctor_loveyesterday at 11:46 PM1 replyview on HN

Poor Marc, such a victim of his own success. I’ve seen him speak live, and it was clear from listening to him that he was very out of touch with reality. He was insightful on technology, and he definitely had a good understanding of business, but I had a feeling this was somebody who did great things long ago and has been coasting on their reputation and their money ever since. I wonder if in his personal life anyone ever tells him he's wrong or pushes back on him.


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toomuchtodotoday at 12:03 AM

Sometimes we trust the wrong people, sometimes we love the wrong people, sometimes the wrong people luck into incredible wealth and downstream power from said wealth. Most of life is luck. It is a gift when someone shows us who they are, removing any doubt or ambiguity.