Harvey Guillén

It wasn't math.

It was a guy in a security vest with a razor blade

So the next time you're in a drive-through peeling that sticker off your coffee cup, look at it for a second.

You're hoping for a miracle, but you should probably just hope that the person in charge of the stickers isn't feeling resentful today.

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In ancient Greece, they told the story of Keen Midas, a man so hungry for wealth that he begged the gods for a touch that could turn anything into gold.

And they granted his wish.

At first, it felt like glory, but the gift became a curse.

His food hardened in his hands.

His daughter froze into a statue.

And Midas learned too late that the pursuit of limitless riches can cost you everything.

But Midas isn't just a myth.

His story repeats itself again and again with new names and new fortunes.

before Elizabeth Holmes and her bogus company Theranos, before Anna Delvey, the fraudulent German heiress, before even Bernie Madoff, there was Joe Hunt, a.k.a.

Joe Gamsky.

He was the man who wanted to touch the world and have it turn to gold, and he eventually found out that his own kind of golden touch was lethal.