By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026During that first period, in which Gates was founding and running the most successful corporation in the world, he accumulated *less* wealth than did Liliane Bettencourt, who did precisely *nothing* of value over that period. 11/ 222417
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026Bettencourt didn't even manage her investments - that was all handled by some very clever financial planners, lawyers and accountants. 12/ 11432
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/08/2026In other words: for Bettencourt, doing *nothing at all* produced more wealth as *founding the most successful corporation in the world* did for Gates. Bettencourt, a person who *owned things*, did better than Gates, a person who *did things*. 13/ 127743
