Nah, he's another rich guy. I don't play video games anymore, don't really care. Fuck gaben. But also rich guy continues to pursue his boat hobby just doesn't feel like news, and definitely not news that it's productive to be upset about. What do I get out of being angry at Gabe for buying another boat? Nothing, and being angry about seems to be making my life worse not better.

> ethical billionaire A close example is [Warren Buffett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett#Philantropy). He's about as ethical as they come IMO. He still lives in the same house he bought over 60 years ago, and he has given away a _ton_ of money: > As of June 2025, Buffett had donated over $60 billion to charitable causes. Hearing him talk about it, it's apparently really hard to give away that amount of money. He wants to give away something like 99% of his money, but he seems to really like his job and that takes priority for him. He has claimed his children are tasked w/ giving the rest away within 10 years of his passing, outside of the little he has marked for inheritance.

Okay yeah as a non gamer I wasnt sure of the problem. I had heard he has great employee benefits and people generally love the product so I wasnt seeing the issue with the success but thisnis a major issue. Obviously he should be taxed more and all that jazz too.

Imagine having a dedicated yacht hospital for yourself when most can't afford decent healthcare. I hope people stop idolizing Gabe, he is just your average run of the mill billionaire.

Gabe's company isn't publicly owned, but he clearly made his billions putting his money into the stock market, probably hedge funds.

I was going to say that sounds great and we won't eat him. Then I opened the link and saw that he's giving his money to the Bill & Malinda Gates Foundation and is conditional on Bill and Milenda Gates still being alive and involved. Why do his charitable donations have to go to a different Billionaire?

Better boats than politicians.

I lost a lot of respect for Gabe after just reading quickly through that. How can you justify having 1, let alone 7?

I mean if you can’t have a gigayacht what even is the point of being a billionaire. And then letting a magazine write an article about it so all the other billionaires know you’re flexing on them. I mean the guy deserves the basics at least.


The only insane rich people things I'd do that a dentist couldnt are, like, a lazy river with fish and some cool greenhouses. Maybe some science funding for weird shit I want.

No. The coolest thing you can do is arm medically treat and train the homeless.

Imagine being the IT person that maintains those. Do they get to live on the superyacht on call? Or do they get serviced when he takes the yacht into the shop. These are my questions. I'm sure he knows about PCs but ain't no billionaire maintaining 15 gaming PCs himself.

Yeah, I recall a Ramsey poll where the fourth highest profession for millionaires is teaching. Learning from others and following a plan is how one becomes a millionaire. Teachers have those critical skills down.

> Bill & Malinda Gates Foundation It's a fantastic charity, and it funds a lot of other great charities. I'm very much not a fan of Bill Gates' career (I'm a diehard Linux user), but his charitable endeavors and recommended book lists are fantastic. I don't care if the person running a charity is a billionaire, I care that they do a good job. He has made philanthropy his life's mission, and that's exactly the kind of person I want backing a charity.

Sail into a Beaufort 12 storm with that colossal waste of everything.

Y’all paid for this. He should make room for you too.

He’s done things like partner up for a charity race team in IMSA and WEC. So don’t expect him to not spend his money.

Someone said almost exactly this a couple days ago. Like being a millionaire ain't the flex it used to be.

Gambling in any way is a problem. It's a dumb activity which leads only to sadness. There is no safe amount of gambling. I blame alcoholics for drinking, not brewers for brewing beer.