Once Celebrated in Russia, Programmer Pavel Durov Chooses Exile

Re:Once Celebrated in Russia, Programmer Pavel Durov Chooses... by michaelhealy on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @09:47AM (#8687316)

I believe this was after a VK executive received a bonus from the company and someone had made a joke along the lines of "look you've made it".

The employee responded to say that money wasn't his motivation. Instead, it was the idea of creating and building stuff.

To prove his point, he threw the bonus money out of the window in paper planes.

This could imply that money really wasn't/isn't the motivation.

Maybe this was slightly foolish given the media's/public interpretation. I don't think this act had a "mean" intention.

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Re:Once Celebrated in Russia, Programmer Pavel Durov Chooses... by dreamweapon on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @10:25AM (#8687525)

I don't think this act had a "mean" intention.

It certainly wasn't "mean". But given the hardships many people in Russia (who don't happen to be petrochemical, banking, and/or internet oligarchs) face, it went well beyond "slightly foolish."

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Re:Once Celebrated in Russia, Programmer Pavel Durov Chooses... by Evgeny on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @04:57PM (#8690224)

To prove his point, he threw the bonus money out of the window in paper planes.

Thanks, that seems like a valid explanation.

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