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[–] 20 points 12 hours ago (8 children)

He did make them tens of billions of dollars. I think that from a purely financial standpoint, she probably did pretty well.

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  • [–] 12 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

    Money doesn't always (or maybe even usually) give a person purpose or satisfaction in life. We don't know if she wanted to keep her job or was passionate about it or not, but if she did and she was, simply making lots of money doesn't always fill that void. Money doesn't buy happiness, but sometimes it pushes you into unhappiness just as effectively as lack of money does. Financial success is only one facet of feeling like you're successful. Some people might be completely happy living a domestic life to a rich man, but not everyone, and we probably shouldn't assume that it's one way or the other for Jensen's wife.

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  • [–] 10 points 11 hours ago* (3 children)

    "I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer." - Jim Carey

    I think it is fitting coming from him because he lived that and saw how hollow it can be. Also explains why he went down the whole anti-vax route for a while desperately trying to find a purpose.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

    Fascinating. As someone who also has lifelong depression, that perspective from him is valuable.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    As someone in academia, being able to pursuing my own adventure and development is very important to me.

    I would be incredibly unhappy to have to give that up.

    And it's not like you can take an 18 year break and go back into it. Your knowledge is outdated.

    If you aren't actively working in the field, you quickly become obsolete.

    So giving it up once is giving it up forever.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 hours ago*

    I can appreciate this, however let's keep in mind that whether she divorces him or not, she has access to literally TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. She could start an entire university or research lab dedicated to whatever her interests are. Being outdated in a field is a little less relevant when you can hire an army of PhDs and grad students to get you back up to speed.

    I'm not saying your point isn't valid, because it totally is a real concern that normal people have to wrestle with. I am saying that when one goes from working class to having access to essentially the GDP of a state, it's harder to make the argument that one wasted their life on a marriage that didn't pan out.

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