Many people dream of becoming a billionaire, but it's a world so beyond the imagination of most that we can’t begin to guess how people gained so much wealth.
Many people dream of becoming a billionaire, but it's a world so beyond the imagination of most that we can’t begin to guess how people gained so much wealth.
Dating as far back as 1987, Forbes Magazine has annually ranked the wealthiest people from across the world. As of March 2019, the richest person in the world is Jeff Bezos, worth $131 billion. Bezos founded Amazon, and today owns a 16% stake in the company which made him an estimated $230 billion in 2018 alone. To show how profitable the last five years have been for Bezos, he didn't even make the top ten list in 2015. Today, he's considered to be the wealthiest person alive.
Bill Gates published a blog on Tuesday to warn people of a potential catastrophe and urge preparedness for that matter. Gates has been known as an advocate of 'pandemic preparedness' as he gave a popular TedTalk back in 2015 to inform people of a tremendous number of deaths that could result from a potential global pandemic.
In the blog, Gates stressed that climate change could be worse than the current Covid pandemic. In an attempt to make people understand the potential devastating consequences of climate change, he wrote "look at COVID-19 and spread the pain out over a much longer period of time. " He further added that if we do not eliminate carbon emissions, we would face a great ''loss of life and economic misery.''.
Do you remember the computers in the 80s and 90s? The ones
that were big bulky chunks, good enough to perform small tasks which looked
mammoth at that time? If you do, then you are in luck because retro technology
is worth more than just sitting in your attic, collecting dust.
As time progressed, the technology advanced, and with that
advancement came in new gadgets that trumped the older one, which is now lost
in time. It has been going on for centuries as well, and when the first
computer was invented, it made abacus disappear into oblivion.
It has been a trend in recent years where new technology is
introduced. Whether it’s a new system software update, a new phone, a new
laptop design, new hardware, or a new gaming console, people tend to jump onto
the more modern things while leaving the old ones behind. This makes it evident
that the lifespan of these gadgets is short.
Computers have come a long way since they were invented.
From the world of Charles Babbage to a world of Bill Gates, computers have seen
a lot of changes for generations. Today, the computers that we use in our
everyday lives are hundreds, if not thousands of times, more powerful than the
first computer. Even our smartphones can handle more complex calculations than
before.
With technological advancements, computers have become
increasingly more powerful, clearly. But supercomputers are the ones that are
on a whole another level. These enormously powerful machines are responsible
for carrying out complex calculations even for the computers we use in our
daily lives. They are used for complicated simulations involving complex
variables and process them within seconds.
The current pandemic has been quite stressful for everyone, and what adds to this stress is the uncertainty of when everything back to normal. This uncertainty stems from the fact that there is no known cure for the Novel Coronavirus.
What makes it worse is how quickly the virus spreads. Scientists all over the world and the World Health Organization have been working on a way to defeat the virus, and one of the strongest contenders is a vaccine.
Once upon a time, the title of a billionaire – even millionaire
was limited to the seniors of society. In fact, it seemed impossible for
young adults under 35 to even come near the rich category. However, opportunities
in technology and the business arena broke the stereotypes and now even
teenagers in their early twenties are fast becoming part of the millionaire club.
Take, for example, Kylie Jenner who is the youngest self-made a billionaire with a net worth of $1 billion at the age of 23. Similarly, Evan
Spiegel, the co-founder, and CEO of messaging app Snapchat has $1.9 million to
his name at 29 while Patrick Collison, the co-founder of Stripe payment gateway
has an accumulated net worth of more than $3 billion.
And of course, we cannot forget about the success stories of
Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Ma of Alibaba and famous investor Wang Jianlin who not
only made billions but also changed our lifestyle with their great ideas.
Thousands of renowned mistakes have occurred throughout history. People were fighting with the push-and-pull generated by this burning desire to succeed even before recorded history. This exceeds mere survival. Survival is incorporated into our DNA— it is component of the very fabric that makes us who we are.
People were not only created to survive, however; we were created to flourish. Since the earliest days of our species, we have flourished some 200,000 years ago. We have been able to expand our understanding, enhance our technology and greatly improve our quality of life with the lovely invention of language.
Indeed, the world's most productive and well-known individuals have endured the most life failures. They have constantly failed. But they got back up as well. They didn't throw the proverbial towel into it. They weren't calling the ropes quits or heading. They stood up and went on. And to succeed, that's just what it takes.
Twice a year, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is known for going off the grid for what he calls “think weeks.” During these solitary retreats, Gates reads hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and company reports, chugs Diet Orange Crush, emails Microsoft employees about his strategies and visions, and reflects on the future of technology.
Many people work their tails off to create security and stability for their family. And that primarily means a safe, comfortable place to live. Of course, once your earnings start to soar, you think beyond the basic home and start to consider other dreams you’d like to fulfill with your property portfolio. Ways for you and your family to enjoy your leisure time around the home, or to realize childhood fantasies.
Bill Gates was always from money – as so many of our rich peers are, in this rigged system. But he lived a humble life while he got started on the Microsoft project, living and working out of a humble motel room off Route 66.
Michael Jackson, on the other hand, comes from the category of ‘childhood dreamers’. His famous Neverland ranch was named for the Peter Pan province in which nobody ever grew old. And indeed, the King of Pop would never get to see old age – though his problems adjusting to adulthood were certainly implicit in his premature downfall.
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