Is Bill Gates just an overrated and lucky billionaire?

Dismissing someone's hard work and brilliance as "lucky" is just the BS people tell themselves so they can feel better about their own failings. read more

Bill Gates was lucky to be born into a rich and influential family but so were/are many others. That someone becomes so lucky as to be able to change the future course of history is quite rare. Bill Gates is every penny worth of his self-made luck. read more

You know, only a billionaire could say something like being a billionaire is "overrated." Thanks for the advice Bill, but I think I'd like to give it a try anyway. I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars, there’s a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that. read more

That Bill Gates, he's such a joker. Apparently you shouldn't bother attempting to be a billionaire like him; after a million, it's pretty much the same. I think Roman Abramovich might disagree, what with his frigate-sized yachts, but we get you Bill. read more