Man dies on Mount Everest during cryptocurrency promotional stunt

Re:Man dies on Mount Everest during cryptocurrency promotion... by secfirstmd on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @02:46PM (#17240785)

That mountain often seems to bring the worst in people. It becomes an obssession. I worked at Intrade for a few months and its obsession eventually killed John Delaney, the CEO of Intrade.

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Re:Man dies on Mount Everest during cryptocurrency promotion... by exelius on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @03:33PM (#17241230)

This is true of more than just a mountain... it’s a story as old as mankind. See also Moby Dick, Macbeth, Beowulf, etc.

It’s basically the achievement treadmill. Either you realize you eventually have to get off the treadmill or you die trying to make it to the end.

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Re:Man dies on Mount Everest during cryptocurrency promotion... by thirduncle on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @03:04PM (#17240934)

That mountain often seems to bring the worst in people.

No, it wasn't "the mountain" that brought out the worst in these people. It was quite simply the obsessive pursuit of money, acclaim, and ideology.

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