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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by danorama on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @10:55AM (#42950321)
“he's at a point in his life where money isn't his main motivator”

It seems pretty clear by now that this never happens with billionaires.

Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by scarab92 on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:02AM (#42950438)
Jeff Bezos is chilling on yachts and tinkering with rockets.

Bill Gates is giving his money away to charity as quickly as he can do while maintaining effectiveness.

Sergey Brin is goofing around with airships.

Plenty of examples of billionaries living life rather than focusing on making more money.

Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:55PM (#42952438)
> Jeff Bezos is ... tinkering with rockets.

With the goal of making money.

> Bill Gates is giving his money away to charity as quickly as he can do while maintaining effectiveness.

Perhaps the best example here, but he's still working quite a bit to make money. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BENlabs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TerraPower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Investment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_Ventures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakthrough_Energy

> Sergey Brin is goofing around with airships.

With the goal of making money.