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> it was ultimately a matter of money for him Not necessarily. He could have seen the writing on the wall with Google/YouTube and wanted a platform where he wo
by revnode 5y ago
> it was ultimately a matter of money for him
Not necessarily. He could have seen the writing on the wall with Google/YouTube and wanted a platform where he would not be censored ... and may have miscalculated.
- briHass 5y agoI agree. He's said similar things before on his podcast, and I have little reason to not believe him. People seem to forget that he had an ownership stake in the UFC, which sold for over 4 billion dollars. Also, an ownership stake in Onnit (cofounder), which sold for untold millions to Unilever. $100MM is a lot of money, but he was very, very wealthy before that deal. It's not like he was scraping by on Ramen noodles before Spotify came along.
- sangnoir 5y agoWhen in the history of mankind was anyone ever too rich to want more?[1] The hedonic treadmill doesn't top-out at 6 or 7 digits. 1. Also "I signed a 100M deal" can be about more than just the money