True, but I feel like they are all missing out on the opportunity for some long term ego stroking. Just look at half the early skyscrapers built in the early 20th century; the Chrysler building for example is named after the man, not the company. Do it right and people could be praising the Brin Rail System for decades to come, and he’d be remembered forever for that. Instead he’s just one more tech-douche, and that’s all he’ll ever be remembered as.
Not saying they were. Just saying that the self aggrandizement of assholes can result in cool shit for the rest of us. Instead we get boring assholes who just sit there jerking off to a number going up.
True, but I feel like they are all missing out on the opportunity for some long term ego stroking. Just look at half the early skyscrapers built in the early 20th century; the Chrysler building for example is named after the man, not the company. Do it right and people could be praising the Brin Rail System for decades to come, and he’d be remembered forever for that. Instead he’s just one more tech-douche, and that’s all he’ll ever be remembered as.
Yeah but the people who built these skyscrapers during the gilded age weren’t exactly paragons of virtue.
Not saying they were. Just saying that the self aggrandizement of assholes can result in cool shit for the rest of us. Instead we get boring assholes who just sit there jerking off to a number going up.
Doing something good for bad reasons is still doing something good.