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it's funny that the reward of starting a hedge fund is 'marry that yoga instructor'. 1. seems like a pretty indirect strategy for getting what you want. 2. q

• byrneseyeview 16y ago
  It's an insult that respected, powerful men want to risk half their net worth to marry someone? Take a look at the NYT wedding announcements some time, and note the facial expressions of everyone who is insulted in such a manner.
  • binomial 16y ago
    The insult may be in that it implies the person to be married is being swayed purely by money basically.
    • analyst74 16y ago
      Just having money is probably not enough, NOT having money is definitely no-no.
• zackattack 16y ago
  as far as your "indirect strategy" comment goes, this is something that i have been thinking about. on the one hand it's extremely inefficient to try to build great wealth in order to get a date; on the other hand, sublimated sex drive can be a powerful impetus... known colluder dave mcclure, for example, says that a good reason to start a startup is that "you can't get laid".