Craig Newmark
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And beyond that, well, again, back to Sunday school, you want to know when enough is enough.
And beyond that, well, again, back to Sunday school, you want to know when enough is enough.
Well, I don't judge any of that. Everyone decides what's right for themselves. And that's none of my business. I figure I should put my money where my mouth is and then try to get some good stuff done. make the occasional mistake. And some of my decisions weren't great, but they weren't really mistakes. You mean like in what, investing and stuff like that, you mean? Well, I don't invest really.
Well, I don't judge any of that. Everyone decides what's right for themselves. And that's none of my business. I figure I should put my money where my mouth is and then try to get some good stuff done. make the occasional mistake. And some of my decisions weren't great, but they weren't really mistakes. You mean like in what, investing and stuff like that, you mean? Well, I don't invest really.
Well, I don't judge any of that. Everyone decides what's right for themselves. And that's none of my business. I figure I should put my money where my mouth is and then try to get some good stuff done. make the occasional mistake. And some of my decisions weren't great, but they weren't really mistakes. You mean like in what, investing and stuff like that, you mean? Well, I don't invest really.
Okay. I do, I guess, yeah. What in the libertarian movement and the related financial stuff is, In the 70s, early 70s, there was this idea of capital preservation because inflation was really bad then. So people were finding assets where they could preserve their capital. Of course, I was in college. I didn't have much. Right. But I invest, in the literal sense, very little.
Okay. I do, I guess, yeah. What in the libertarian movement and the related financial stuff is, In the 70s, early 70s, there was this idea of capital preservation because inflation was really bad then. So people were finding assets where they could preserve their capital. Of course, I was in college. I didn't have much. Right. But I invest, in the literal sense, very little.
Okay. I do, I guess, yeah. What in the libertarian movement and the related financial stuff is, In the 70s, early 70s, there was this idea of capital preservation because inflation was really bad then. So people were finding assets where they could preserve their capital. Of course, I was in college. I didn't have much. Right. But I invest, in the literal sense, very little.
I just want to keep what I have for nonprofits and some for myself, and I want to keep that safe. Yeah. But that's the old libertarian background. These days, my philosophy is much more mixed because I am told in Sunday school and elsewhere that you do want to – well, now and then, you go on to be your brother's or sister's keeper. Mm-hmm. Now and then you want to help people out who need a hand.
I just want to keep what I have for nonprofits and some for myself, and I want to keep that safe. Yeah. But that's the old libertarian background. These days, my philosophy is much more mixed because I am told in Sunday school and elsewhere that you do want to – well, now and then, you go on to be your brother's or sister's keeper. Mm-hmm. Now and then you want to help people out who need a hand.
I just want to keep what I have for nonprofits and some for myself, and I want to keep that safe. Yeah. But that's the old libertarian background. These days, my philosophy is much more mixed because I am told in Sunday school and elsewhere that you do want to – well, now and then, you go on to be your brother's or sister's keeper. Mm-hmm. Now and then you want to help people out who need a hand.
How you do that effectively, no one knows the real answers for. But I can do a couple things. It's not altruistic. It's just basics. And I learned all that over 60 years ago. I mean, I realized recently how formative that was. That's when I started reading science fiction. Yeah.
How you do that effectively, no one knows the real answers for. But I can do a couple things. It's not altruistic. It's just basics. And I learned all that over 60 years ago. I mean, I realized recently how formative that was. That's when I started reading science fiction. Yeah.
How you do that effectively, no one knows the real answers for. But I can do a couple things. It's not altruistic. It's just basics. And I learned all that over 60 years ago. I mean, I realized recently how formative that was. That's when I started reading science fiction. Yeah.
No, I always felt like a conflict of interest.
No, I always felt like a conflict of interest.
No, I always felt like a conflict of interest.
Yeah, I got lucky in a local cafe. Oh, you met your wife. Your wife, okay. And we've been together for over 20 years now. Wow, and if you have some social awkwardness, what was that like for you? I decided I would take a big chance. Yeah, I've been there, dude. And told her that she's beautiful. The guy next to me, she tells me, rolled his eyes. Yeah.
Yeah, I got lucky in a local cafe. Oh, you met your wife. Your wife, okay. And we've been together for over 20 years now. Wow, and if you have some social awkwardness, what was that like for you? I decided I would take a big chance. Yeah, I've been there, dude. And told her that she's beautiful. The guy next to me, she tells me, rolled his eyes. Yeah.
Yeah, I got lucky in a local cafe. Oh, you met your wife. Your wife, okay. And we've been together for over 20 years now. Wow, and if you have some social awkwardness, what was that like for you? I decided I would take a big chance. Yeah, I've been there, dude. And told her that she's beautiful. The guy next to me, she tells me, rolled his eyes. Yeah.