billionaire

also referred to as: billionaires

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 2, 2021 by William Irvine · across every show →

Everything said about billionaire, oldest first

Nov 2, 2021
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Irvine: Roman Stoic Seneca was the 1st-century equivalent of a billionaire
“Seneca was counselor to an emperor, but he was also the greatest playwright of his time. He was also the first century AD equivalent of a billionaire, and he was a stoic.”
William Irvine Nov 2, 2021 ▶ 8:23 #123 William Irvine: How To Live a Stoic Life
Aug 22, 2023 negative
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Rey Flemings: Billionaires consistently begin their life narratives claiming they came from nothing
“Talk to any billionaire, the first words out of anyone's mouth will be like, I didn't come from anything. Whether or not that's true, right? They'll be like, ah, I came from nothing, right? That's at the beginning. Of every story on the self-made thing.”
Rey Flemings Aug 22, 2023 ▶ 56:41 Rey Flemings: A Different Definition of Success
Jul 22, 2025
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Kahneman: Billionaires treat earning money as a scorecard for professional competence
“You look at all those people, all those billionaires working their heads off, and they're clearly not doing this because they need more money. They're trying to get more money, and they're trying to get more money because that will be an indication that they'r…”
Daniel Kahneman Jul 22, 2025 ▶ 17:08 Daniel Kahneman: Algorithms Make Better Decisions Than You
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