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Re:John Carmack: My Steve Jobs Stories by jacquesm on Monday May 14, 2018 @03:43PM (#17068778)
> Tightwads don't lease a new car every 6 months (and an expensive one at that).

He only did that because he wanted to drive around without a license plate. And tightwads can be tightwads when it comes to spending their money on other people but splurge on themselves.

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Re:John Carmack: My Steve Jobs Stories by mywittyname on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @12:45PM (#17075307)
This wasn't him being a tightwad. This was him proving to everyone that he had enough money to not have to play by the rules.
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