Redditors love to villainize those who have been hyper successful. They will question the need for the success, the definition of success, the character of those who became successful (whether relevant or not), the unfairness of their situation (even when pointed out that no... This person didn't start with a silver spoon in their mouth)... And when all else fails, talk about how their success is "on the backs of other people", even when they are responsible for employing 100,000s of people directly and millions through the micro-economies that surround their business. And if the person has been successful not once, but multiple times, then it's because they are a fraud.

What is about success that redditors hate? I don't get it.

There are few people who have perfect character. That doesn't change their humble beggings. Coming from relatively rich family doesn't guarantee success, and certainly doesn't make becoming super wealthy easy. There is no need to worship those who make it big, but equally there is no need to discredit them.

If it were easy everyone would do it. It's not easy, and by extension not everyone is doing it.

We can learn lessons from those who have made it big.

1. Work hard and smart
2. Look for opportunities, and take advantage of them
3. Ignore those who say you can't because of where you come from
4. Who/where you are today doesn't dictate who/where you will be

These are obvious and it's not a "guide to riches" ... That's not the point... Self made millionaires/billionaires plot their own path, aren't satisfied with the status quo, and look for ways to change things to their vision.

The "selfmade" doesn't mean no one else was involved. It means they were not guided or had things handed to them. They didn't become billionaires by someone literally handing them a lottery ticket.

If it's easy, then do it. And if you say "I can't because..." this is exactly what separates you from the hyper successful.

>, but none of the very richest people got their wealth from theirs

There are lots of heirs no doubt... But there are lots of people who elevated themselves.

Opera Winfrey, abused and molested runaway... Now worth $2.5B

Leonardo Del Vecchio, sunglasses manufacturer....started by working in an auto parts factory.... Now worth $25B

Kenny Troutt paid his way through college by selling insurance. Then he started Excel Communication which he later sold for $3B.

Sheldon Adelson, son of a cab driver, made his fortune with vending machines. Eventually becoming the CEO of Vegas Sands. He left his family $29B.

John Paul DeJoria sold his first products (Paul Mitchell hair products) door to door ... Started with a $700 loan... Now worth $2.9B

J.K. Rowling was single mother struggling to pay rent before her Harry Potter novels put her on track for $60 Million net worth.

There are lots of examples of people who had nothing at the start turn their ideas and desires into a large net worth.

Well for years the worlds largest airplane (as it was popularly known) was the spruce goose .... Measured by wingspan.

It held the title till the stratolauncher.

A new high power/small package/safe/(cheap) power source.

I.e. a cars worth of batter pack (or more) in something the size of a quarter.

One years worth of a home's energy needs in a AA form package. Compared to today, basically a limitless amount of energy. Eliminates central power - and therefore control of power world-wide. It would be geo-politically destabilizing (at least at first), make all sorts of transportation real, eliminate power generation (and use) pollutants. With cheap power comes cheap goods and cheap food. Basically a democratizing of energy.

3 laws is a great story line vehicle... But you won't see it in practically... Because it assumes choice

Maybe in terms of ultimate "responsibility" but this is a really simplistic view (in my opinion).

It'a unlikely that every piece of information was reviewed by a human... More likely that large data sets were identified, but the actual data is unknown.

The training is probably based on several layers of AI networks and algorithms, and, again, unlikely that any human is doing the actual "regulating". Humans involvement I would guess is about the algorithm selection and data set selection, including developing an AI/algorithm disclaimer and censorship. But curation by humans is probably an overstatement.

There is a problem with this approach, and it's two fold.

1. ChatGPT is very confident in it's answers even when it's blatantly wrong: For instance in a conversation about poker it was able correctly identify the topic, what I was asking and all the individual nuances. And it proceeded to tell me what a pair is correctly. But at the same it told me I was holding a pair of clubs...which obviously is nonsensical. In other words, like a sophomore, it was confidently wrong.

2. Taking ChatGPT at face value: in order to use it efficiently, you need to validate what it says and be able to recognize when it's wrong. In this way it's less of a learning tool and more a teaching tool. I.e. as a student you wouldn't want to "learn" from it, but as teacher you could use it to pull together a lecture without having to write it from scratch...with the expectation that you would (or at least may) have to edit and correct it.

Many will, and that will be a premium offering.

Well conversely, this opens up a whole new world of rapid prototyping that small businesses never had access to before. Instead of being reliant on the business owners skill, or maybe a single employee, those individuals can now ramp up their productivity to the point where they can service customers that were traditionally out of reach.

Maybe most profitable, but the ability to capture correct sentiment from a person is something that humans struggle with..

A lot of people can build things. Some can even follow directions. But few can translate customer desire to true expectations...as the classic PM tree swing meme conveys:

tree swing

I love dusk/down photos of the moon. I've 4pm in the summer/fall to be great times to capture the moon.

Boy that took me back.

Where do we go now?

So I'm really isolated and I can't go back, but going forward is too hard and I'm exhausted

When I was something between 4-7 I would watch "in search of" and was absolutely enthralled with the Nazca Lines.

On a business trip in my late 20's I had the privilege of going to Peru. So I planned a week of vacation time (invited my girlfriend to meet me after my work activities where done) and went to Machu Picchu and on the way made sure to stop in Nazca.

I don't normally charge and block and bully, that's not at all my style (usually quite the opposite). But there was nothing that was going to hold me back from seeing the lines from the air. I charted a small plane and ensured I got the front seat.

I was in my selfish glory and thrilled to have lived a childhood dream. I'm sure I was a total douchebag to the family and my girlfriend (now wife) who were sharing the plane with me....