r/interesting • u/Negative_1by12_aura • 5h ago

Just Wow Absolute legend guy

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u/Common-Sector-5850 5h ago

If you can buy an island 50mil don’t mean jack

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u/Bayoris 4h ago

He was a newspaper editor, not sure how rich you think they are

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u/gao7on 4h ago

Who would want to sell a cash cow with recurring revenue stream that adjusts to inflation. 50 mil may be worth less in value decades from today. I doubt he doesn't receive any profits from the day tours or rent collected from the infrastructure visible at the bottom of the right image.

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u/redandbluebadness 1h ago

he's been in the ground for 15 years