What's in Jimbo's wallet? Options

[thekohser]

Have you ever wondered how many people are curious about Jimmy Wales' net worth?

Thanks to an investigative report in the mainstream media, we will soon find out.

[Sololol]

Have you ever wondered how many people are curious about Jimmy Wales' net worth?

Thanks to an investigative report in the mainstream media, we will soon find out.

Anyone else surprised by number 6 on google? People care about this? Why? He's always looked like a crypto-Welshman to me.

Not that I know why people care what Jimbo is worth. The article seems morally equivalent to any other personality journalism based on public records. Questions of taste are a different matter.

"He takes no salary from his business venture Wikia, Inc., the for-profit spin-off from Wikipedia"
Worst. Objectivist. Ever.

[EricBarbour]

"He takes no salary from his business venture Wikia, Inc., the for-profit spin-off from Wikipedia"
Worst. Objectivist. Ever.

He is not an "Objectivist". He is a slime, posing as a Rand fanboy. I suspect he just uses her
name to open doors and make fellow pseudo-libertarians feel all warm and fuzzy about him.

He HAS to do this--at least pretend to be poor. His "great creation" is run by smug little boys who
tend to dislike rich people. So he poses as "just an ordinary guy", and they seem to lick it up.

Remember that socialist asshole Orangemike? Plenty more like him in the admin ranks.

[Emperor]

[He HAS to do this--at least pretend to be poor. His "great creation" is run by smug little boys who
tend to dislike rich people. So he poses as "just an ordinary guy", and they seem to lick it up.

That's not true at all. His Wikipedia biography implies that he made so much money in Chicago that he would never have to work again. On the other hand, reality is that he lives like a regular guy, except for when he's on wiki-business trips, when he pretends to be the rock star.

I think he made a mistake putting so much effort into Wikia. It's never been more than a mediocre idea, and the shelf life of the MediaWiki software and all that pop culture content won't be forever. No amount of coddling from the WMF is ever going to turn it into a cash cow.

Being the face of Wikipedia is a much better idea, and is the reason he hasn't been forced to take a day job.

[thekohser]

...reality is that he lives like a regular guy...

You spend nearly $21,000 a month, Emperor?



Meanwhile, Gawker has picked up on this with a brief mention.

[Emperor]

...reality is that he lives like a regular guy...

You spend nearly $21,000 a month, Emperor?



Meanwhile, Gawker has picked up on this with a brief mention.

Apart from business trips he seems to live in a regular house and drive modest cars. Maybe that's what he means about people living in the third world on much less than the typical American salary and being happy.

I guess it's easy to think that way if you spend half your life on the road, on someone else's dime.

I just went and checked out his Twitter. Odd stuff. In between trading in the Hyundai and what movie he's going to see he's commenting on some article about a reporter's boobs around the time his baby is supposed to be born, and then he jets off to Saudi Arabia.

[Milton Roe]

I just went and checked out his Twitter. Odd stuff. In between trading in the Hyundai and what movie he's going to see he's commenting on some article about a reporter's boobs around the time his baby is supposed to be born, and then he jets off to Saudi Arabia.

Well, that's just loading up on boob material like a camel, for a trip to the desert where there isn't any. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)