“Inthe summer of 1980, a lanky, 16-year-old Jeff Bezos walked into a McDonald’s restaurant in Miami, filled out an application and landed his first ever job. ‘My dad had worked at McDonald’s when he was young, too, so in some ways it felt like a rite of passage,’ says Bezos. Part of the kitchen crew, he cracked 300 eggs a day, flipped burgers and scrubbed bathrooms. When a five-gallon ketchup dispenser spilled all over the kitchen floor, it was his job to clean it up. ‘I was the low man on the totem pole,’ he recalls. A far cry from throwing a $20 million wedding in Venice or flying into space, the experience still taught him valuable lessons. ‘No job is beneath you,’ says Bezos, 61, adding that people should ‘build the habit early and not wait for an “important” job before working hard.’”
“Nearly ½ of the world’s population — more than 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. More than 1.3 billion live in extreme poverty — less than $1.25 a day. 1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty.”
“I didn’t return to Apple to make a fortune. I’ve been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn’t going to let it ruin my life. There’s no way you could ever spend it all, and I don’t view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.”
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.”
“The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful and immediate relief to seniors who have spent a lifetime contributing to our nation’s economy.”
“Mark Zuckerberg is rumored to be personally recruiting—reportedly at his homes in Lake Tahoe and Palo Alto—for a new 50-person “Superintelligence” AI team at Meta meant to gain ground on rivals like Google and OpenAI. The plan includes hiring a new head of AI research to work alongside Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, who is being brought in as part of a plan to invest up to $15 billion for a 49% stake in the training data company.”
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.”
“The funds hitting their go-broke dates doesn’t mean that there won’t be any funds to cover any benefits after that point. After 2034, Social Security would only have enough funds to cover 81% of benefits. After 2033, Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund would only be able to pay 89% of costs.”
