Hacker News Reader

I'm curious as how this private communication got released. Was it due to discovery in a court case?

"I sent one e-mail in my life. I sent it to Jeff Raikes at Microsoft and it ended up in court in Minneapolis, so I am one for one."

https://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/08/warren-buffett-...

It was the Microsoft anti-trust case: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB107947771352857209

That is an interesting quote given that at the very end of the supposedly sole email he sent in his life he talks about how he feels whenever he is sending e-mails.

"As a beginner I always feel that when i send off any e-mail, it is going to vanish into the ether and i would hate to have that happen with everything i know."

I think the dichotomy is because he separates emails he sends to friends or family, and "business emails".

As in "I sent one business minded email where I detailed my investment thinking and strategy to a third party".

Buffett cultivates his image very carefully.

Yes, Buffets long-term shtick has been "grandfatherly simpleton". He intentionally plays that up for maximum effect. What I find interesting is that now Gates is aping Buffet in that regard. Gates now exclusively appears wearing sweaters and speaking in simple truisms. Selling vaccines must require it?

Reply on news.ycombinator.com