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roryirvinetoday at 11:39 AM2 repliesview on HN

Sounds like there's a grandson who's being groomed for that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Warren_Buffett

They all seem very similar to the British "new nobility" in the mid-late 19th century, albeit with less syphilis and opium.


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mitxelatoday at 11:40 AM

Rags to rags in three generations, don't forget. These people are not Warren Buffett and most likely do not share his skill, luck, and psychological investment.

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echoangletoday at 11:50 AM

Is grooming the right word here? The guy is 42, grooming to me has a pedophilic connotation.

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