One thing in the article struck me as way too optimistic:

> What actually makes money hasn't changed. You find something people need. You get good at providing it. You charge a fair price and you keep showing up even when it's tedious and even when you don't want to. You build relationships over years. You build reputation over years.

You can make money doing this, yes--but most people who are really rich don't. There are lots of ways to game the system that don't involve the kinds of wacky things the article talks about.

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jimbokun 19 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Apple makes devices people like and use. Many people loved their Teslas. Netflix makes shows people enjoy. Facebook really did help people stay in touch with friends and family before replacing it with the Feed of Rage. Google was far better than anyone else at finding things on the early web.

I would say really successful companies at least go through a stage of Building Something People Want. Even if they stray from that as they become more successful.

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grebc 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

She does just mention passive income covering your monthly spend, which to be fair is not ‘really rich’.

	▲	pdonis 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In what I quoted, she wasn't talking about passive income; she was talking about making money by actually creating value. I'm saying it's a shame that our system is set up so people who actually create value don't end up really rich, while people who game the system do.