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by zeropnc 2625 days ago
> 232 billion

I mean, there's a guy coming pretty close to that right now.

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He just lost 25% of his money.
How was it "his" money?
To explain: My wife founded a startup and owns it. But we both worked really hard in the beginning, and I've lost quite some income as an opportunity. So the value of Amazon if this is the same rightfully to some part belongs to his wife and that part not "his" to lose.
Nowadays wealth is no longer really hoarded by individuals, but shared with employees and shareholders in the form of stocks and whatnot.