Why would Musk be stuck babysitting PayPal? He would have earned money while laboring there. He can choose to do something different if he wants to, just like anybody else with a job.
Re:How to Earn a Billion Dollars
by Noumenon72 on Thursday June 18, 2026 @07:58PM
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For the same reason Stephen King wouldn't write another book if it meant that he stopped receiving royalties from _The Shining_ as soon as he started another one. He would earn money from the work he put into the new book, but he would only break even or do worse. And he wouldn't be able to use the proceeds from his first book to take risks like quitting his day job to write more books.
Also, a large share of the value I add to society is attributable to the person who set up the institution I'm working in. I work hard and am friendly but without someone setting up an organization that employs programmers usefully, the most I can do for you is fix your Wifi. I would vote to keep paying the builders after they leave.