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I agree. He's said similar things before on his podcast, and I have little reason to not believe him.

People seem to forget that he had an ownership stake in the UFC, which sold for over 4 billion dollars. Also, an ownership stake in Onnit (cofounder), which sold for untold millions to Unilever. $100MM is a lot of money, but he was very, very wealthy before that deal. It's not like he was scraping by on Ramen noodles before Spotify came along.



When in the history of mankind was anyone ever too rich to want more?[1] The hedonic treadmill doesn't top-out at 6 or 7 digits.

1. Also "I signed a 100M deal" can be about more than just the money




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