Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users

Re:Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users by tecleandor on Sunday January 29, 2023 @11:42AM (#34569808)

I struggle to see what's exactly smart on spending $400M in mansions, and another ~400M in yachts (apart from his +100 cars collection). Just the maintenance for his yachts is ~$25M a year.

You could say "he does what he likes", but it doesn't sound smart nor grounded to me.

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Re:Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users by fbdab103 on Sunday January 29, 2023 @12:40PM (#34570496)

Wikipedia lists him with a net worth just shy of $14 billion. As a percentage of wealth, the mansions, yachts, and maintenance are less than what a typical person spends.

Not that it makes any financial sense whatsoever, but the scale of wealth is unfathomable. Money no longer makes sense.

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Re:Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users by EugeneOZ on Sunday January 29, 2023 @01:11PM (#34570887)

I’m not sure my words will help you understand me better, but still: some people live to work, and some people work to enjoy their only life.

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