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    From another related article on the list of the world's billionaires:

    And the magazine revealed Zuckerberg – creator of social networking site Facebook – is the youngest self-made U.S. billionaire to ever appear in the Forbes billionaire rankings.

    The website, which he set up to keep in touch with friends he made at Harvard, has made the 23-year-old £755million.


    So there you have it. a 23 year old billionaire.
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    Yeah, but he's just barely a billionaire.

    Besides, like they say, "mo' money, mo' problems".


    For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psyke
    From another related article on the list of the world's billionaires:

    And the magazine revealed Zuckerberg – creator of social networking site Facebook – is the youngest self-made U.S. billionaire to ever appear in the Forbes billionaire rankings.

    The website, which he set up to keep in touch with friends he made at Harvard, has made the 23-year-old £755million.


    So there you have it. a 23 year old billionaire.

    Yeah about that. I really hope someone didn't bring that up. Really, really. Because I kind of started this thread just to see what people thought. But also, to gain feedback on things. And, Zuckerberg, is only 8 months older than me. Why does this matter? > conquistaDans biggest passions in life.

    On top of the list:
    to be in the position Zuckerberg is. He basically stole my biggest goal in life. Seriously, thats my number one goal other than to marry a 10. I can't say steal, because we didn't know each other. Nor was Facebook my idea, but we're in the same industry (online advertising) and we're the same age. Thats the big stinger.

    My biggest one is to get the satisfaction of having a copy of the list in your back pocket and high light my name to anyone who doesn't believe me, and then match it up to my ID from my wallet. Then if they do, buy them a steak dinner and a round of expensive wine.

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    let me know what you think. I hope you all like it.
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    I think that there is a lot of chance that you will be deprived without protection.
    Thats why i dont want to be rich because you cant live like other people do. If have protection then you cant go anywhere because its prohibited

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zachiru-Hirosaki
    I think that there is a lot of chance that you will be deprived without protection.
    Thats why i dont want to be rich because you cant live like other people do. If have protection then you cant go anywhere because its prohibited
    I'm gonna have to go back to Warren Buffett on that one. The guy drives his own car, goes to his favorite restaurant, and doesn't carry around a team of bodyguards or anything like that. Richest man in the world.

    If you're wealthy, but live a modest life, nobody's going to really even know that you're wealthy. But if you act like you're god's gift to humanity because you've managed to accumulate some scratch, people will think you're an arrogant prick and target you just to take you down a couple pegs.

    In other words, if you play your cards close to your chest, you'll probably be fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Assertn
    Black swans favor those who don't aim for them.


    I'm sorry. What? Am I the only one who didn't understand that? Are the rich people the black swans or...what?

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    Quote Originally Posted by conquistaDan
    I'm sorry. What? Am I the only one who didn't understand that? Are the rich people the black swans or...what?
    It means that luck finds those who don't try and find luck in their lives. People who fall into unexpected wealth aren't usually those who work hard for it.

    That's my understanding, at least. I guess he could be saying "hard work doesn't pay off," but that's just wrong.

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