I have never in my life known a successful businessman, no matter how minuscule his sphere or insignificant his line of business, who wasn’t completely full of himself. There’s a reason for it. It’s difficult to start a business of any kind and make it succeed, and those who do have a tendency to think highly of themselves on account of it. Imagine how his success must have gone to Gates’s head. But the sad reality is, though he’s a perfect genius in the line of work that made him a success, in all other regards he’s a perfect nincompoop.
...”But the sad reality is, though he’s a perfect genius in the line of work that made him a success, in all other regards he’s a perfect nincompoop.”...
It is rare for someone who has a genius level gift in one area to be smart in other respects. In fact, they are often extremely stupid in those areas. However, if one has money, those who want a piece of that wealth will convince the wealth holder that he/she is a God and therein lies a multitude of sufferings for the common folks. Bill Gates, obviously, is a fool. It is alarming that people like him have so much money that they can buy whatever they want from politicians or even countries, putting the whole world into jeopardy. Surely, God has a plan for times like these.
Sadly, there’s an American idea out there that if a man is smart in one area he will be smart in all areas. Totally untrue, of course, and Gates is the scary product of that idea.
> I have never in my life known a successful businessman, no matter how minuscule his sphere or insignificant his line of business, who wasn’t completely full of himself.
Well I’ve owned several companies...well now that I think of it my wife would tend to agree with you...: )