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Me : Do you know who Steve Jobs was?
Wee Lad (WL) : Wasn't he something to do with Microsoft?
Me : What about Nikola Tesla?
WL : Thomas Edison's rival, invented AC, changed the world. Why?
Me : I'm just noticing how quickly business leaders are forgotten in our societal memory.
Me : Do you know who Jeff Bezos is?
WL : He runs Amazon.
Me : When you're much older, if you have children, ask your kids when they're about your age. They'll have never heard of Jeff Bezos or if they have, it'll be wrong. But they'll probably know who Nikola Tesla was.
Me : Do you know any business leaders from history?
WL : Rockefeller
Me : Do you know what he did?
WL : No. Do you?
Me : No. But we can talk Nikola Tesla until the cows come home.
WL : Is there a point?
Me : Yes. More than philosophy or science, more than exploration or invention, more than politics or economics ... there seems to be nothing in this world that'll make you more quickly forgotten than being a business leader. It's quite remarkable.
X : They make their rewards whilst they’re alive.
Me : Yes. It's very immediate, with no legacy. I suppose it's all part and parcel of the short term attitude of the market and how it discounts the future. Maybe it's desirable to be forgotten.
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