i met a billionaire for the first time last year. he was incredibly, incredibly depressed. he told me he'd give up every dollar, every drop in his bank accounts, if he could eat some jam-on-toast just one more time, with flaky salt and black pepper sprinkled on top. salt and pepper? with jam? i questioned. yes, the billionaire replied, thick tears pouring down his eyes, they go surprisingly well with each other. i asked what is stopping him from making one right now. he gasped, a syrupy burst of air erupting from his mouth, and dashed to the kitchen. he emerged a few minutes later, lips jam-coated, triumphantly chomping on the exact meal he just described
does something change in your brain when you become a parent that allows you to tolerate the sound of children crying or are you all just fuckin miserable
This sentences by Van Gogh hits hard:
“If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.”
One of the reason wealthy people try to keep their kids away from less privileged people’s kids is usually not because they don’t have money, anyone can get rich, anybody can make money… it’s usually because of the mentality… you see, a poor mind is destined to self destruct.
he email mogged the most powerful people on earth. every one is like:
Former President of Israel: If you would be so obliged as to attend a banquet on the 13th
Epstein: wdym? ban qket? cant go