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Valve boss Gabe Newell reveals daily routine in bizarre new interview: "I get up, I work, I go scuba-diving, then work some more" (www.eurogamer.net)
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[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 215 points 1 month ago

Casual reminder that Gabe Newell owns 6 yachts worth an estimated US$1 billion and that he is not your friend.

[-] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 month ago

I just dont understand miney obsessed people. Why the hell do you need multiple yachts? Why even work at this point when you could just .. not? You would still afford everything you ever want without ever checking your bank account. I just dont get it.

[-] Beacon@fedia.io 39 points 1 month ago

He probably enjoys working. Lots of people like to feel like they're making things happen

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

That includes some bad people too ... Well, I dunno how bad, just a certain Larry Ellison still loves working, or so I've heard. Or Bill Gates.

[-] RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

I would 100% still work if I were rich. The only thing that would change is when and what I work on.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Helps to keep a healthy routine.
Nothing worse than an unstructured day where you mentally waste away.

[-] Ebber@lemmings.world 5 points 1 month ago

I still manage to do that with a job ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘‰

[-] blackbeards_bounty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

He said he's having fun ๐Ÿคช

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Yup, if I was worth an obscene amount, I'd still work, but the nature of my work would change. It sounds like he found something he enjoys that happens to make a ton of money.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That's the dream really. Whether that thing you love makes money or not, that's what you can do once you have enough.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Exactly. I have a few ideas for that, but I'm not nearly to the point of funding them:

  • start/join charity to help people get out of debt
  • create a game dev studio to make my dream games
  • finish building my P2P Reddit alternative

I'm working on the last two in my spare time, but I'm not willing to quit my day job and rely on the those to pay the bills. If I got a windfall, I'd consider it, but of not, I hope to be there in my lifetime 50s. We'll see.

I'm sure many (most?) have something similar.

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