Comment by strikelaserclaw | Hacker News Reader

Comment by strikelaserclaw | Hacker News Reader

strikelaserclaw

The lone myth genius is easier for people to grasp and digest, and has a romantic quality about it. People really do want simple stories, and this will never change. The reality is that these companies are built on the hard work and genius of many many people, it just so happens the economic system we have set up, rewards a few people exponentially over the rest. As for the divorce itself, I think she absolutely deserves half (Why that half amounts to 70 billion is a different discussion). He cheated on her and asked for the divorce. She has been with him even before he was ever rich and famous, and probably helped in numerous ways throughout their journey.

I think wealth is a bit like physics in that once you’re talking about it on a big enough scale, the rules start to bend. $130 billion is more than the GDP of Ukraine, splitting it up is different than splitting a beach house.

Why? And where do you draw the line? The rules allowed one man (i.e., one married couple) to acquire that much wealth in the first place, so why should the rules change once there's a divorce?

I’m kind of surprised any billionaires can hold onto their fortunes. A lot of people resent wealth.

I don't most people resent wealth or many people can argue that Jeff Bezos should not be extremely rich. He created a company that has benefited the lives of millions of people, it is only natural that he should be rich. I just think people would like to see a more balanced system. The top 6 richest people owning more than 50% of the worlds wealth? It seems extremely imbalanced, For example, if Mark Zuckerburg never existed, i'm sure the world wouldn't change too much, some other guy would come along and create a social network just like Facebook, yet Mark Zuckerburg is richer than some countries.

Personally, I think since he cheated she deserves about two thirds. Infidelity is a big deal.

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