[waster]

I think the key takeaway that led to the title is that last quote from him, paraphrased: At 94, you don't worry about losing your job. Presumably he's saying he's taking huge risks/being bold/not worrying about following other people's advice or conventional wisdom? He can do this (again, presumably) because he can live off his retirement funds/investments for what's left of his life. And he's already got major success behind him that can continue to define him, even if he hadn't come up with this new promising battery now.

So from the perspective of younger (than 94) people, is there anything we can do to emulate his experience? Take huge risks/be bold/don't follow conventional wisdom? It's risky, if you have anything to lose. It's seriously impressive when someone pulls it off, though, and those are the stories we pass on in the media and over coffee or beer.

[gutnor]

> At 94, you don't worry about losing your job.

Which is why a strong social safety net is not necessarily anti-capitalist. It is just the realisation that there are probably millions of people that would be better at your job than you but are not at the right place at the right time.

Society cannot control everything, but by making sure that everyone receive a good level education, health, food, shelter and freedom is maximising the chances that the next Steve Jobs is not wasted flipping burgers at MacDo.