And Jack Dorsey (the previous owner of Twitter) who eats once a day and takes *only* cold showers could hardly offer anything appealing in terms of lifestyle 😉
JR Stoker
2 months ago
First generation fortunes are usually made by the tasteless and uncool. If the third generation is still in possession, then they get style, sometimes the the second generation too, but that depends on getting a decent education
Allison Barrows
2 months ago
Um, Musk doesn’t spend his time trolling on X. He builds rockets, satellites, and vehicles.
Silly article.
Agreed. Nothing to learn from this vapid piece of writing.
Arthur King
2 months ago
Lots of tech founders are Autists or part of the Broad Autism Phenotype. Temple Grandin once said that while the Yackity-yaks (neurotypicals) were sitting around the fire talking, an Autist was fighting out how to knap flint. If you think advancing technology is not cool, then go back to your yacking about inane social concerns. We Autists are going to the stars.
Agree. The topic lends itself nicely to significantly more profound and insighful thoughts, but, well, here we are…
Eleanor Barlow
2 months ago
‘Zuckerberg wears a uniform of generic grey T-shirts — and posts videos of his training in mixed martial arts. ‘
The most noticeable aspect of Zuckerberg’s appearance is that distinctly uncool haircut of his which irritates the hell out of me for some unknown reason and makes him look like a gormless overgrown school boy. I wouldn’t be seen dead with someone with that kind of hairstyle, billionaire or not. But I suppose, being a billionaire, he doesn’t need to care about what people think of his haircut.
“I wouldn’t be seen dead with someone with that kind of hairstyle…” I hope you’re joking! What’s wrong with it? I guess you must fancy yourself “cool-affiliated.”
The only very rich person who rivalled Zuckerberg in the “bad haircut” stakes was Bernie Ecclestone, although I admit I haven’t seen him recently.
Y Chromosome
1 month ago
“Musk looks foolish for paying $44 billion to purchase Twitter and instituting a series of changes that caused a 71% drop in value.”
No. He looks like a risk-taker who took a gamble that is still playing out. To some, like me, he also looks like a hero, who used his wealth to promote free speech. The chattering class on the sidelines will always celebrate every opportunity to throw stones at men and women of action who actually do things.
Zuckerberg might be rich, but he will never be cool. He has the world’s worst haircut for a start.
And Jack Dorsey (the previous owner of Twitter) who eats once a day and takes *only* cold showers could hardly offer anything appealing in terms of lifestyle 😉
First generation fortunes are usually made by the tasteless and uncool. If the third generation is still in possession, then they get style, sometimes the the second generation too, but that depends on getting a decent education
Um, Musk doesn’t spend his time trolling on X. He builds rockets, satellites, and vehicles.
Silly article.
Agreed. Nothing to learn from this vapid piece of writing.
Lots of tech founders are Autists or part of the Broad Autism Phenotype. Temple Grandin once said that while the Yackity-yaks (neurotypicals) were sitting around the fire talking, an Autist was fighting out how to knap flint. If you think advancing technology is not cool, then go back to your yacking about inane social concerns. We Autists are going to the stars.
The rest of us hope you’ll be happy there.
Thanks, we will do our best to be happy.
This is an odd essay, apparently in search of a rationale for disdain of the ultra-successful.
Not a good piece.
Agree. The topic lends itself nicely to significantly more profound and insighful thoughts, but, well, here we are…
‘Zuckerberg wears a uniform of generic grey T-shirts — and posts videos of his training in mixed martial arts. ‘
The most noticeable aspect of Zuckerberg’s appearance is that distinctly uncool haircut of his which irritates the hell out of me for some unknown reason and makes him look like a gormless overgrown school boy. I wouldn’t be seen dead with someone with that kind of hairstyle, billionaire or not. But I suppose, being a billionaire, he doesn’t need to care about what people think of his haircut.
“I wouldn’t be seen dead with someone with that kind of hairstyle…” I hope you’re joking! What’s wrong with it? I guess you must fancy yourself “cool-affiliated.”
It looks like his mom put a pudding bowl on his head, and trimmed round the edges.
He looks moonish
Zuckerberg is obsessed with the Roman Empire’s Cesar. . The statues and busts show the close-cropped hair that Zuckerberg copies.
The only very rich person who rivalled Zuckerberg in the “bad haircut” stakes was Bernie Ecclestone, although I admit I haven’t seen him recently.
“Musk looks foolish for paying $44 billion to purchase Twitter and instituting a series of changes that caused a 71% drop in value.”
No. He looks like a risk-taker who took a gamble that is still playing out. To some, like me, he also looks like a hero, who used his wealth to promote free speech. The chattering class on the sidelines will always celebrate every opportunity to throw stones at men and women of action who actually do things.