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by rainieri 3013 days ago
> I may waste my time, but it's not to harass people online and get attention for myself.

Agreed. He did harass some people who insulted him or called him retarded. Mostly children or man childs.

> He was obviously just reading it to show off to people who don't know any better. He cares far too deeply about what people think of him than is healthy.

Disagree. He knows a lot about chemistry and investing too. Is that to show off or to know what he and his companies are working on? aka become a better executive if you will.

By the way he didn't squander it all. He got 7 years and when he gets back he'll hopefully continue working on helping humanity through better medicine. Hopefully.