Can we add (2017) to the title? This has been posted before: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15681256" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15681256</a>
When reading interviews like this I often fall into the mental trap of thinking: "if I do everything like this guy, I'll be just as successful!"
Of course, this is not true. To become hugely successful, one must in the right place at the right time and do the right thing. A large part of it is luck (or so I like telling myself), so "advice" from very successful people is just like a lottery winner's advice on how to choose the numbers.
> "Jeff and his wife let their kids use sharp knives since they were four (...) I’d much rather have a kid with nine fingers than a resourceless kid.”<p>Interesting. My thinking would be more along the lines of "you can still learn to be resourceful when you're 30, but the finger is gone for good". Of course I'm aware it's not easy to rewire your brain. Plus, you know, not everything is as disposable as a finger.
I wonder what the motivations are behind public engagement like this?<p>I have no idea whether Mr Bezos is a nice bloke or not; but unfortunately for him being the most richest man in the world means most people have a somewhat negative disposition towards him.<p>for example this quote from the article "And finally, his most ridiculous quote of the talk" paints him as some sort of a disconnected member of high society (and perhap he is) but going from the previous quotes he seems quite well adjusted.<p>I swear this is becoming more and more common. ... and well, I am more than capable of forming opinions on my own.
> “We have to go to space to save earth” Jeff says, noting “we kind of have to hurry.” Still, he believes Plan A and Plan B both need to be protecting the environment of Earth to keep it livable. “We’ve sent robotic probes to every planet in our solar system. This one is the best. It’s not even close.”<p>Anyone know more about his reasoning here. Is this asteroid/comet impact protection or something else?