This and also ... he could afford to enrage Trump, have Trump weaponize the government against all of his businesses, etc. -- and he'd still have so much more money than he could ever spend in 10 lifetimes.
To put it another way: Jeff Bezos could easily ensure there are no staff cuts at The Washington Post for the next decade, and he'd still have more than $249B in net worth left over.
Feb 4, 2026 20:41I just don't get being unfathomably rich and deciding to devote your entire life to ... making the at that point meaninglessly large money number go up.
