Today I Learned...

[Wally86]

Originally Posted by JD001

Wasn't today but on Sunday i learnt that if a 20yr old worked 50hr week, every week and all year until the age of 65 he/she would have to earn $2m per hour to accumulate as much as a certain Mr Musk!

That's value in shares that aren't actualized though.

I always think about Bezos and how he's changed everything we do in terms of how many of us shop and how easy it is to see the value in that.

Musk has also done incredible things but I'm not sure they're as tangible and as far reaching to us general masses.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

One 4 hour day and I'd be more than good. Ok, maybe 8.

What's up?

Not much... Same old routine... Have been itching to get another motor but keep reminding myself that I use what I have. Alpine A290 looks very interesting, will take trip to my local Alpine showroom and who knows, put my name down..

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Wally86

That's value in shares that aren't actualized though.

I always think about Bezos and how he's changed everything we do in terms of how many of us shop and how easy it is to see the value in that.

Musk has also done incredible things but I'm not sure they're as tangible and as far reaching to us general masses.

Amazon need to slow down a wee bit... Give their staff a bit of a break.. I 'm not mega desperate to have something ordered via Amazon to appear the next day.. if I want something really quickly rather go to a shop..

[JD001]

Originally Posted by alex87f

I've from several people that while many of us bitch & moan about having to work, lots of retirees end up missing work (or the drive that work gives you) and either falling into questionable life hygiene, or finding a way back to work.

I'd also cash out after a day at 2M$/hour, but part of me wonders how quickly I'd be bored and would want to try stuff. Like building rockets

I think that as you move up the pay grade or wealth scale the further you get removed from what you actually enjoyed.. With higher pay grades you become a people manager and not actually doing the job that you enjoyed.. And with mega wealth, you can do anything you wish but no chase, no anticipation of saving and wonderment before you can afford something that so desired..

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by JD001

...With higher pay grades you become a people manager and not actually doing the job that you enjoyed.....

Not 100% true, at least in the tech field. It's not unusual for non-managers to make as much or more than their managers. You can easily stay on a tech track and make good money.

Sports is another (extreme) example. Very few in "management" make as much as their top players.

But, for a large number of career tracks you are correct.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by JD001

Not much... Same old routine... Have been itching to get another motor but keep reminding myself that I use what I have. Alpine A290 looks very interesting, will take trip to my local Alpine showroom and who knows, put my name down..

Reminds me of my 1978 (European round eye) Golf GTI. Loved that car.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Reminds me of my 1978 (European round eye) Golf GTI. Loved that car.

I had a MK1 GTI too.. sold it just before the prices went nuts!! Bloody typical for me.. Determined to stay with the BRZeeee, it's a rare thing in the UK, only about 980 sold..

[blsfrs]

Originally Posted by JD001

I had a MK1 GTI too.. sold it just before the prices went nuts!! Bloody typical for me.. Determined to stay with the BRZeeee, it's a rare thing in the UK, only about 980 sold..

Do you pronounce it "Zeeee" or "Zeeeeed"?

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by JD001

I think that as you move up the pay grade or wealth scale the further you get removed from what you actually enjoyed.. With higher pay grades you become a people manager and not actually doing the job that you enjoyed.. And with mega wealth, you can do anything you wish but no chase, no anticipation of saving and wonderment before you can afford something that so desired..

I just always assumed management enjoys getting paid to do nothing of consequence and lording over the plebs.

Wait, that might just be executives.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by JD001

Amazon need to slow down a wee bit... Give their staff a bit of a break.. I 'm not mega desperate to have something ordered via Amazon to appear the next day.. if I want something really quickly rather go to a shop..

They are trying to go after that "I'll just go down to the shop" market I think. Which isn't good, you should totally go down the the shop if you can IMO. That's the problem with successful corporations. The expectation is that you need to be more and more successful year after year. Just keeping the status quo causes investors to lose interest and the stock price falls, which means you can't borrow as much to fund new things which causes the stock price to fall further....

/Rant

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by blsfrs

Do you pronounce it "Zeeee" or "Zeeeeed"?

I can not speak for JD001 but I pronounce it both Zee and Zed depending on the context/usage. However, I always say Zed 28 for Camaro but 240 Zee for the Datsun. If you ask me why I'd say it just sounds correct to my brain.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by blsfrs

Do you pronounce it "Zeeee" or "Zeeeeed"?

I say 'Golf GTI', why?

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I just always assumed management enjoys getting paid to do nothing of consequence and lording over the plebs.

Wait, that might just be executives.

Indeed, "Plebs" an interesting word.. a few years back one of politicians got into a lot trouble having called a Police officer a 'pleb'..

[JD001]

Originally Posted by blsfrs

Do you pronounce it "Zeeee" or "Zeeeeed"?

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

I can not speak for JD001 but I pronounce it both Zee and Zed depending on the context/usage. However, I always say Zed 28 for Camaro but 240 Zee for the Datsun. If you ask me why I'd say it just sounds correct to my brain.

I only say BRZeeee on this forum. When ever I happen to talk about the car with my wife I refer to it as 'the blue car', Subaru or BRZ'd means nothing to her... If anyone else asks, it's a Subaru as no one in the UK knows a BRZ'd...