• ours@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t understand people buying such high-end toys and not bothering to pay for some training.

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Seriously. Racing school was fun and only $1,500! Yeah that was serious money for me, but I thought it was a good investment/ birthday present. For him though… That’s like a quarter.

      Uninsured is also just strange. Even if I bought a junked supercar, rebuilt the thing myself, and didn’t care if I wrecked it, I’d still insure the thing.

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        1 year ago

        I feel like Elon is the type of guy who views having insurance as weak. Like someone or something having an even minute amount of authority over him is unthinkable.

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        1 year ago

        For him though… That’s like a quarter.

        Today, yes, but back then he was just another dot com millionaire. Remember, that footage was before PayPal, so he probably had about 300M, tops. A million was still only a fraction of his wealth, but it was still a noticeable fraction.