Abigail Shrier: "The number one symptom of depression is rumination, pathologically obsessing over your pain. Getting out of your house and accomplishing anything is good for you, sitting around, talking and thinking about your problems is a bad habit."
Elon just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day.
400 of them are now worth over $100 million.
These aren't VCs. They're SpaceX employees, and the list includes welders, technicians, and cafeteria staff, because for two decades the company paid every level of the workforce in stock instead of higher salaries.
Juan Hernandez immigrated from Mexico and took a $28 an hour contractor welding job in 2015. He says he didn't even know what SpaceX was. The company gave him a $10,000 equity grant and let him buy more shares through payroll deductions. That stake is now worth $880,000.
Trevor Hise's parents wanted him to take a stable job at General Electric. He picked SpaceX instead, stayed 12 years, and accumulated over 100,000 shares. At the $135 listing price that's $13.5 million. He's 37 and semiretired. His words: "The magnitude of this has been ridiculous."
The most telling detail came before the listing. Over 100 employees quietly banded together and negotiated a group wealth management deal covering up to $5 billion, because none of them had ever needed a wealth manager before.
Software IPOs have minted millionaires for 30 years. This is the first one where the money went to the factory floor.
@emilysavesusa They believe lies it appears. "He is evil and doesnt pay taxes. He only cares about getting richer and gaining more power"... You have been lied to! Or maybe I have been
:( 'merca
@emilysavesusa Imagine thinking Bernie Sanders, AOC and Liz Warren are the smart ones and Elon is dumb. This is the sort of magical thinking they have.
@Lobstirr@emilysavesusa Thus right here is the problem. A line we wont cross into stupidity. We would rather die in logic than create a cloak of victimization and dumb people ideology...F**K THAT!! 'Merca!!
@thecrussian@GuntherEagleman@grok My humble opinion, she is a genius tik tok influencer who "leads" via algorithm... but the scary question, is there anyone "leading" who isn't? We need leaders, but true leadership... will it show up on our feed?
'Merca
Sam Darnold’s comeback story over the past 2 years has been one of the most inspirational things to watch! Cool seeing him overcome!!! Congrats bro.
Hope you win it! 🏆
Go Hawks