Yep, I love their museums in L.A. and Malibu, but that family provides us all with a cautionary example of the pitfalls of extreme wealth. “All the Money in the World” was the recent flick in which Christopher Plummer masterfully played the old man (replacing the odious Kevin Spacey).
I’ve read a couple of JP Getty bios. History doesn’t treat him well at all. His family life was a disaster, was married five times, and all his kids were f&$ck-ups. They couldn’t wait to sell his company and get their hands on the money.
But he was a brilliant businessman that created wealth and jobs for thousands. He took that responsibility seriously, and understood how free enterprise worked.
Unfortunately, the liberal arts crowd that writes and decides what history should be remembered places little value on work and discipline.