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by CydeWeys 2079 days ago
> Holding an important position in society (CEO, founder, whatever) is just a hindrance, it keeps one away from actually thinking about the stuff that really matters.

You may believe stuff like this, but many others don't, so it should be phrased as your opinion rather than as a fact.

Elon Musk, for example, has very strong beliefs about humanity's future on other planets. His position as founder/CEO of SpaceX lets him actually work towards making that dream a reality. You or I can dream all we want but we can't make them reality. If this is something you care about, then he's clearly successful in ways that we aren't, that are directly attributable solely to his role as wealthy person/founder.