Quote: (08-24-2012 06:44 PM)pitt Wrote:
Just wondering what is your opinion on this.
Would you prefer to be globally famous to the point where everywhere in the world you go people know you
This sounds like my nightmare.
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or would you rather have 10 billion dollars but be anonymous aka unknown?
This really wasn't a difficult decision.
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Game wise, the famous guy wont get rejected as much as the billionaire guy would but being a billionaire allows you to change peoples lives and you can still have crazy connections that will allow you to live a wild life.
These billionaires are not running "game" like average joes. Refer to
this post.
Quote: (08-24-2012 07:02 PM)pitt Wrote:
That sounds good but i think most of us on here are selfish people (not in a bad way). We are not really thinking about grandkids, i dont think most of us are even planning to have kids..we are trying to live a life full of fun.
I won't speak for them, but I'll speak for me.
In the end, fame is highly ephemeral-it disappears sooner rather than later. Most of the things you own will not stand the test of time either. Your money won't follow you and the little flings you had will, more often than not, fade into utter insignificance. You won't even remember many of them, nor will they mean a thing (hell, some will repulse you in time).
Do you know what lasts (or, at a bare minimum, has the potential to last) far longer than you or any of the things I mentioned?
The family. Your name. And (most importantly), your blood. The ability to pass on our genetic legacy is not only our actual main purpose in life (from a biological perspective), but it is also as close as universally insignificant peons like ourselves will ever get to immortality. Long after you go (centuries or multiple millenia, even), the unique organic building blocks that make you up will persist. You're gone, but you'll still be here, at least in part.
That's what matters to me. I can't make it matter to you, nor do I think it must. We're all free to make our own choices. For me personally, though, that's all that counts when all is said and done.
Bottomline: Give me $10 Billion dollars and
zero notoriety. While you enjoy your fame, I will work behind the scenes to sire as many offspring as I responsibly can and catapault every last one of them into the highest political and economic stations this world has to offer with my wealth.
I will do everything in my power to ensure that they inherit a dynasty that lasts for generations to come, safe in the knowledge that they are at the top of the societal pyramid and will remain so. They will be immune to the ravages of petty abundant racism, crime, and other ills that hit us every day, while still having more than anyone the ability to combat said ills and make them a thing of the past.
I can rest peacefully after that foundation is set. If I fail, then at least I tried.