• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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    7 months ago

    Right, but will he give them that return this time? That’s where he might be fucked. If he loses.

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      7 months ago

      Sure but they know there’s a chance he’ll lose before they donate and while people investing in crypto also know there’s a risk that risk is a lot different. It’d be more like if trump took the money and didn’t even run for the presidency.

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        7 months ago

        Exactly. It’s why the rich all love gambling- when you have enough money to afford any experience you want, the only thing that brings you a thrill is the threat of losing that money.

        Listen to the episode of Behind the Bastards about Lord Aspinall where Robert Evans goes into more detail about the rich’s addiction to gambling.