What you said about scammers only being exposed if they rip off rich people is painfully true. I listened to an extensive investigative podcast hosted by the journalist who first broke the Elizabeth Holmes story, and it broke my heart to hear about the ordinary victims of Theranos: the scientist who ended his life because of Holmes’ intimidation, the countless people who received false/deceptive test results that endangered their lives, and the young whistleblowers who lost everything exposing Theranos. None of these people got justice: only the rich investors did.
@@femaleskater1185 it’s Bad Blood produced by Three Uncanny Four and hosted by John Carreyrou. I would also highly recommend The Dropout (the podcast not the show) by ABC news.
It's so hard to become rich these days when you're not able to just inherit your wealth from sociopathic criminal ancestors. Won't somebody think of the children!
I agree that these types of lists as well as the near-worship of young tech entrepreneurs has created this notion for younger people that if someone doesn’t do something earth-shattering before the end of their 20’s they are a failure which thus encourages people to go to any lengths for success including stealing, lying, and cheating.
Its such a hard mentality to break out of. Sometimes I panic because I haven't done a lot at 23. But then I have to remind myself most of the famous people in my industry didn't do the things they were most know for until their late 40s at least!
I have tried SO hard to console my friends that are turning 25 and feel like they’ve done nothing. I will never understand why people think 30 is old. You SUCK in your 20’s. You’re still learning to be a human!
25 here and I’m very much a victim of this too. Like someone else said it’s very hard to break out of that mindset no matter how many times you remind yourself how ridiculous it is. Probably would take me to turn 30 to break free of it
I agree with you mostly. . . But to steal, lie n cheat. . .u mostly have to already be that kind of a person n then when faced with the insecurity of not being a young entrepreneurial demi god , it pushes u over the edge
Yes. I spent a lot of energy wondering how I was such a failure yet was always working. 🥲 then stories finally started coming out to dispel those stupid lies- get rich quick scams, self-made man, etc. Bill Gates “invented” the PC not because he’s smart and awesome but because all the moms in his neighborhood got together and bought them a computer. And then the kids got together and rented time to use a company’s business after hours. (They had to pay for that). Then his friend and colleague died so it was just left to him to take all the money and credit and just -let us all believe he earned his place in society. He pays no taxes yet was running health schemes in Africa? What a freak! If they paid taxes, we would all get to have a say in how that money benefits the citizens and the world. Instead, they establish a “charity” to evade taxes, do god knows what anywhere on earth or space, and expect us to look up to them!
Also noteworthy: Nigerian tech entrepreneur Obinwanne Okeke appeared in Forbes’ Africa edition of 30 Under 30, currently serving 10 years for cyber fraud.
Doesn't come as a surprise. Never donate to an alien. It's not only Forbes and its Silicon valliez, challenged hypocrites... Take the Time magazine - 2 felons: Putin and Thundberg there enlightening us about war, peace and green tax. Now, while I'm a conservative in 2 nations, and I sure hope libdem succombs to its misery, Trump's been there too. Biden on the other hand? His family must be clean.
Good point that there's a strange emphasis on dropping out of college. No offense to the people that have, but if you're mega rich at a young age despite not having completed a degree I'm not gonna think you're a genius, I'm gonna think you come from money.
@@pastaman68 It’s because “intellectuals” have superiority complexes and academia is used as a tool for egocentrism and personal gain. Education is not about “learning” or anything meaningful. We live in a country where “studies” can be heavily swayed by corporations and where science flip flops every few years. Of course a big group of people just don’t care to keep up anymore.
yes! these privileged people go to elite schools for the connections and then drop out to scam people, while normal folks struggle to afford an education, bc they know they will not be given any opportunities without a degree, and are still patronized if it is not from a "fancy" enough school. meanwhile, media actually thought elizabeth holmes is "revolutionizing medicine" at 20, with 2 semester of chemistry under her belt, bc rich people supported her, and i guess folks think rich=legitimate.
"forbes doesn't care about the ethics of your business practices" well no of course not, there's no such thing as ethical business practices that make you a billionaire, let alone if you're under 30.
Forbes should replace it with 70 over 70 to celebrate people who retired and took up fun hobbies, like a grandma called Nora who was an office worker her whole life and has now gotten really good at oil painting.
For some reason thought the 30 under 30 was for people who were successfully changing the world for the better, I didn’t realize it was just for a bunch of very wealthy young people😬
I mean, it's Forbes: They only give a shit about money. But knowing that would require knowing what Forbes is all about, and that's not knowledge that I would demand of anyone.
30 under 30 is PRECISELY about flexing young wealthy people and that’s it! Forbes might attribute the persons success to a mediocre creation that is virtually useless, but really what’s important is the huge net worth they’ve amassed via pre-established wealth and/or dedicated con-artistry.
The Theranos situation makes me so sad for people who are researching lab on a chip technology. She made it so people now look at this very real technology and assume it is a lie. I worked in a lab where we made boards for this technology and it was really amazing what they could do with just a drop. It really could be a game changer for decreasing the time and cost for medical testing, especially in clinics where a patient is seen only once and doesn't have a permanent address. But right now the trust for this technology is gone.
Yes, I agree, Holmes shattered the reputation of a whole branch of science because of her greed. No amount of prison time can fully punish her for that. I hope also that more people will get over the fear of people who don't have "permanent addresses" -- I think this has got to be at least 10% of the US population, probably a lot more in certain counties.
@himynameiscyn way to prove her point. Most of Theranos’s downfall was Holmes’ insistence on aesthetics (such as keeping the instrument as small as a kitchen appliance, and keeping the cartridges the size of the palm of your hand, or an iphone) and a deeply rushed timeline. The image of the product was more important than the product itself. The technology is absolutely within reach to run a variety of blood tests with minute amounts of blood.
@@availanila Show me where any of the comments talked about a “diagnose all”? I’m a biochemist, I very well know what can and cannot be done with drops of blood, and I can tell you that not even the product that Theranos was hawking was a single cartridge “diagnose all” thing. There were separate cartridges for separate sets of tests. There are certainly some tests where finger prick samples will never work (like serum potassium levels, due to cell lysis during finger prick blood extraction), but to say that it’s “impossible” to do much of what theranos aimed to do is just inaccurate.
Forbes should make a list of 60 over 60 to recognize people who have spent a large portion of their lives to make meaningful contributions to the society.
I constantly think about how the main men behind Enron not only got out with million-dollar checks, but continue to make money in speaking gigs at business schools. No accountability, no justice, no remorse. Just continuing the cycle of predatory practices.
That is the product of a deeply misogynistic and racist society in Texas. Two close childhood friends of mine worked in the IT sector there for years and they both left before that one blizzard killed thousands. Fortunately they had the resources to leave but many do not. It's like Pakistan inside the USA.
I think it’s also important to remember that you can nominate yourself for Forbes 30 under 30, so that attracts a certain group of people who want to be recognised for their wealth rather than any other measure of success
Wow.. I didn’t realize Robert had 100k, I thought he had atleast a million. Robert isn’t too dramatic and if more straight to the point compared to other commentary channels so it might be difficult for others to stick on to his Channel for too long because peoples (including mine) attention spans are pretty low.
10:30 "Our culture and economic system is wasting the potential of many bright minds." Yes. I have never met a single poor person who wasn't brilliant and resourceful. On the other hand, I have only met a handful of individuals in a high-paying fields that I didn't consider brain brokenly stupid. Back when I still cared enough to apply for Software Engineering roles, I had to use LinkedIn daily. A JPMC SWE said that Vitamin C could cure COVID. An Amazon SWE thought it was acceptable to bully others. I don't feel as bad for not having made it anymore. Our current society doesn't deserve the gifts that such talent can bring.
not to be an armchair "visionary tech ceo," but if i led a tech startup, i would simply choose not to commit any felonies. but i guess narrow-minded thinking like that explains why i failed to orchestrate a massive fraud before i turned 30. hell, having empathy and being unwilling to ruin even one measly life probably doomed me from the start.
Its never too late to defraud people. Enron "visionaries" did it by the time they were in their 50s. But if you are already 50, you can look forward to scamming your way into billionairehood before you turn 80..... which would be a nice feat!
My husband is a genuinely self made, ethical, hardworking, and successful entrepreneur. He’s 37 now, and he talks about how he felt that “30 under 30” pressure for success. Because his progress didn’t look like the people you see on the 30 under 30 lists, he always felt like he was “behind” when he was younger. Especially in his early 30’s. However, it just seemed impossible to do what the people on these lists were claiming to do in regard to their personal success, innovation, and the altruistic/benevolent the claims they were making. Thankfully he realizes now that the people on these lists are often absolutely disgusting people at best, and complete frauds at worst. It is literally impossible to do what they were claiming to do. When you’re entrepreneur who genuinely wants to work hard to build something real, successful, extremely ethical towards your consumers AND employees, and be a positive part of your community…. well, that path looks way different than the overnight rocket ship to success that you see on the 30 under 30 lists. What it really looks like: - During the early growth and any hard periods: working more days and longer hours than anyone you employ because you know its only fair that the person with the most to gain (company owners have a lot more to gain than an hourly employee) is the person who needs to bear the most responsibility in every way. In working hours and in liability. This means my husband worked 6 days a week, in person and hands on. He answered phones, ran the front desk, packaged kits, etc. He woke up at 5am and got home at 8:30 or 9pm. This went on for years. - The path is not straight up, and you do not instantly start making a ton of money. It takes years. - there is no time to “flex” on social media, and when you have grown to a certain point the idea of “flexing” is absolutely cringe worthy. When you have truly worked hard to earn a certain level of success, there’s no need to gain validation through flexing, and the idea of making people who are working hard but struggling financially feel less/insignificant by flaunting things feels gross. - Making it a priority to take care of your employees before increasing your own salary. Examples: At first my husband could only offer part time hours (although he always paid very well, never minimum wage). Then he offered frequent bonuses and raises. Then he added full time and benefits. And now he’s hoping to add an option for every employee to have a certain percentage (still sorting out the exact number) of ownership in the company after 3 years of working with him. He believes it’s not fair to spend years of your life working for a company, and for the hourly wage to be viewed as fair compensation. If you spent years as a loyal and hardworking employee on any level, you absolutely contributed to that company’s success in a substantial way that doesn’t feel like it’s covered by just your hourly wage. - spending insane amounts of time pouring over regulations and standards OFTEN, and then operating in a way that goes above and beyond those, rather than a way that cuts corners. - It will not feel flashy or fancy or luxury or whatever. If you’re looking for that, then you may want to become a high up corporate bro at an already established large company. No, my husband is not a billionaire. He’ll never be a billionaire. There’s no way to be a billionaire and not be a terrible person. There just isn’t. But having absurd amounts of wealth isn’t even close to a valid metric for success in my eyes, anyway. If you’ve spent your life screwing people over (or just not doing what you know is truly good with your life and resources) but you wound up with a bunch of money: congratulations on your absolute failure in life. I feel sad that my husband spent any time comparing himself to the 30 under 30 crowd of losers and feeling inadequate because the results of his hard work and good morals weren’t matching up with these 30 under 30 frauds. But I’m glad he realized the truth and can see what an incredible job he’s done, and I’m glad that other people are seeing the reality of the “30 under 30” culture and what it produces.
Its not just that terrible people become billionaires. The more wealth people acquire the worse they become. That doesn't mean all rich people are awful, but there does seem to be a point where extreme wealth severs people from their fellow people. They start to see themselves as extremely deserving and others as not. They start letting morality slip, they commit fraud more, steal more, cheat more, generally feel that the rules should not apply to them because they are so much better than others. It makes sense, how else could a person without mental illness handle hoarding massive amounts of wealth and then see all the poor and suffering in the world? If you truly didn't feel deserving of it you would give it away.
The top people of 30 for 30 are usually 'silver spoon' and 'insider' smart young people. Like the video says, they just aim to make startups and sell at an overvalued price. Thats one of the ways to get those millions. They are not 'come from the bottom' type like your husband. They would never relate to him, past the money
Yes!! All those stories are a bunch of lies! It’s infuriating! The podcast “Behind the Bastards” specifically the deep dive on Bill Gates cleared up a lot of these lies we weee taught. I also felt like a failure my whole young adult life, many work long hours but have nothing to show for it.
The smartest person I know had a PhD in physics and could be super rich but doesn't really care about money and is happier being a professor. He's also not a sociopath so that might be why he never went the greedy route
This lists always strike me as a “pay us to write a puff piece about you”…which invites grifters who thrive on attention, for Forbes this is financial benefit.
Also noteworthy is the fact that a lot of these people come from already very rich families, so they have a built-in back up plan if their startup isn’t able to scam people and make them millions.
There is no way that someone under 30 can make one million USD nowadays unless they got really lucky (less likely) or they stole from someone (more likely). It makes totally sense that this happens.
You make a really good point about people taking a long time to do their best work or make real breakthroughs. I think of George R.R. Martin, who was probably always a good writer but only got the first volume of his Very Famous Series published in 1996 when he was about 50 y/o. (Don't get me started about Brandon Sanderson and how Forbesy 30 he is.) also: the Dune Ventures guy is fated to die in a sandstorm in Arizona. I have the greensight, I dropped out of Harvard when I realized it, and my consulting is available through my LinkedIn page starting at $300/hour. 😇
Not to be an obnoxious Brando Sando stan but he was like in his mid 30's when The Way of Kings was published and already 30 when The Final Empire was published. Both of those books were successful but he didn't reach his current tier of success until middle age.
@@Beelzineff I seriously wonder if Sando can cope with the melting snowpack in Utah over the next two months. Dude's house is very large and his kids are probably too young to build their own life rafts. Final Empire indeed.
It's almost as if reaching that level of influence and fortune by legal and moral means is near impossible for anyone, let alone someone who hasn't even hit 30.
I will say even the ones who haven't gone to prison you see a worrying trend of lax safety at factories and poor pay to workers, that allowed the person to become so rich so quickly oh plus Parents money.
As a Master Degree holder in Chemical Engineering, I would never believe when someone threw me some lists of bunches random strangers, who happened had 0 real contribution in real life, yet also 0 any kind of scientific proof from their hands. ESPECIALLY, when the lists are published by mainstream media who happens the writer itself has 0 degree about it. Too sussy to my taste.
5:32 so glad you are calling this out m usk has said every single year since 2014 that "full self driving will be available next year", he has said that every year, including a huge push on this message to stop the company going bankrupt with no pathway to actually complete it in a year.
The average age of a Pritzker Architecture Prize recipient is exactly 65 years - the late great Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi even got it when he was 90 years of age !
Old people aren't innocents They're the generation that made all of this possible. They elected the cowboy actor and all of us are still suffering from their decisions.
I had to look up who that is. It's nice to see that you can be born in WV *and* you don't have to be a sleazebag Senator to get positive media attention. Polygon was a cool idea!
One of the best take on these rising scammers. I feel like wherever I looked, everyone's a self made CEO/guru (esp. in LinkedIn post). We are so obsess with being successful that no one cares what you're success is.
This actually has provided a lot of insight of view I wasn’t aware of, it never occurred to me that Forbes didnt even do an in depth analysis of all the members of the list.
Back in the good old times Forbes had a high reputation, now is a joke...scammers are no different than bank robbers, Forbes should just add all the thieves...part of a good reputation is fully doing your homework before adding rich thieves...unfortunately I would not give a penny for Forbes anymore...unless you want to read about thieves...
Now I'm almost worried about Bretman Rock. Would his chickens lead to some insane scam? 😂 But seriously, the 30 under 30 list is so bad for society. You have to really question how these young people are making their money. I mean o could barely trust the actual rich old people let alone people close to my age.
Even though it’s something I think I’m already aware of, what you said about the pressure to become important before society no longer cares about you is so impactful. We forget how true that is, and how much it effects our world.
This video is loaded with pure and simple TRUTHS. The perspective about those scammeres not getting away with it because their victims were the rich and powerful is something which has not occurred to me before and really opens my eyes... 😬
You're absolutely spot on! How right your conclusion is, that Forbes's '30 under 30' list (or whatever it's called) 'embodies all the downsides of capitalism'. It certainly does! I have contempt for wealth, and especially obscene wealth, as a measure of success. It is nothing of the kind. Making yourself stupendously wealthy at any age is nothing admirable, and it just shows how false our values are that we laud such people. In my country, the UK, companies say that they've got to pay CEOs millions, sometimes many millions, because that's the only way to get the best talent that they need. If anybody will only work for millions then no company should be interested in that person. We scold children for being greedy, but we admire adults who amass much more money than they could spend in several lifetimes - and are still amassing more money. What's the point of it? We admire millionaires and billionaires (some of them, anyway) for being 'great philanthropists'. A poor person who gives a few dollars is much more of a philanthropist than a billionaire who gives away many millions. On the basis of this video I'm very happy to subscribe to your channel.
a very insightful video! You have a knack for choosing interesting topics that are not well discussed already! this just confirms my suspicions that it is impossible to achieve that level of wealth without hurting others. If the top 50% wealthiest Americans control 97% of the wealth, that means the other 50% of the population has to share 3% of the countries resources. What could possibly justify starving half an entire country just to support the weathy’s lifestyle of excess?
Your commentaries are not only Truly Brilliant by proving to be Spot-On Highly accurate, but also due to your analysis being Insightful; your remarks are scathingly honest & fantastically Humourous, to boot! Mad Props, Kudos & Cheers! Wishing you nothing less than a huge success, in your future! Your
Why on earth, only now, is this a popular topic? I’d applaud u if this didn’t appear as just another review of the fraud in the under 30’s list. Won’t judge, only a few mins in and all ur points are valid and better than some of these other reviews. ur very intelligent- and I wonder maybe you could be one of these people who can protect or inform the public before or during these incidents rather than later. Maybe like a coffeezilla?? I see it for you. I applaud you either way and will subscribe as a result of ur insight! As an Australian I’m really invested in the outcome of your country and I really worry as if I’m an American, about the outcome of current battles. Personally I wish ur country would focus on education, as it’s filled with good and true humans, that simply lack education. And healthcare.
The truth is that no large fortune can be created without harming either a large group of individuals or society as a whole. The economics of scale has a breaking point where any increase in efficiency and therefore "profit" has to be achieved through fraudulent means.
What you said about scammers only being exposed if they rip off rich people is painfully true. I listened to an extensive investigative podcast hosted by the journalist who first broke the Elizabeth Holmes story, and it broke my heart to hear about the ordinary victims of Theranos: the scientist who ended his life because of Holmes’ intimidation, the countless people who received false/deceptive test results that endangered their lives, and the young whistleblowers who lost everything exposing Theranos. None of these people got justice: only the rich investors did.
Yes! Ian Gibbons. I cried while listening to that.
It’s frustrating. Also like the system(s) that can deliver justice is really reserved for them
Do you remember the podcast name??
@@femaleskater1185 it’s Bad Blood produced by Three Uncanny Four and hosted by John Carreyrou. I would also highly recommend The Dropout (the podcast not the show) by ABC news.
Do you know if the movie made abt E Holmes addresses this? Shows the real effect of her scam?
It's almost as if if you're that rich under the age of 30 you're probably a sociopathic criminal
Truth
or you stumbled into internet fame at a young age
If you're that rich ever.
It's so hard to become rich these days when you're not able to just inherit your wealth from sociopathic criminal ancestors.
Won't somebody think of the children!
@@LambentIchor exactly. How are my children supposed to have healthy wealthy lives, if they can't have someone do all the work for them for no pay?
Maybe Forbes should consider dropping their 30 under 30.
Maybe we should do it for them 😏
They could get advertising sponsorship for it from the private prison system.
I want to see sixty over sixty
Lol then we will see articles about how Millennials “killed” the 30 Under 30 lost just like we ruined everything else! 😂😂😂😂
I agree with you 100%
I agree that these types of lists as well as the near-worship of young tech entrepreneurs has created this notion for younger people that if someone doesn’t do something earth-shattering before the end of their 20’s they are a failure which thus encourages people to go to any lengths for success including stealing, lying, and cheating.
Its such a hard mentality to break out of. Sometimes I panic because I haven't done a lot at 23. But then I have to remind myself most of the famous people in my industry didn't do the things they were most know for until their late 40s at least!
I have tried SO hard to console my friends that are turning 25 and feel like they’ve done nothing. I will never understand why people think 30 is old. You SUCK in your 20’s. You’re still learning to be a human!
25 here and I’m very much a victim of this too. Like someone else said it’s very hard to break out of that mindset no matter how many times you remind yourself how ridiculous it is. Probably would take me to turn 30 to break free of it
I agree with you mostly. . . But to steal, lie n cheat. . .u mostly have to already be that kind of a person n
then when faced with the insecurity of not being a young entrepreneurial demi god , it pushes u over the edge
Yes. I spent a lot of energy wondering how I was such a failure yet was always working. 🥲 then stories finally started coming out to dispel those stupid lies- get rich quick scams, self-made man, etc.
Bill Gates “invented” the PC not because he’s smart and awesome but because all the moms in his neighborhood got together and bought them a computer. And then the kids got together and rented time to use a company’s business after hours. (They had to pay for that). Then his friend and colleague died so it was just left to him to take all the money and credit and just -let us all believe he earned his place in society.
He pays no taxes yet was running health schemes in Africa? What a freak! If they paid taxes, we would all get to have a say in how that money benefits the citizens and the world. Instead, they establish a “charity” to evade taxes, do god knows what anywhere on earth or space, and expect us to look up to them!
Also noteworthy: Nigerian tech entrepreneur Obinwanne Okeke appeared in Forbes’ Africa edition of 30 Under 30, currently serving 10 years for cyber fraud.
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NAIJAA 😭 c'mon mann
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Is he the Nigerian prince?
Doesn't come as a surprise. Never donate to an alien.
It's not only Forbes and its Silicon valliez, challenged hypocrites... Take the Time magazine - 2 felons: Putin and Thundberg there enlightening us about war, peace and green tax. Now, while I'm a conservative in 2 nations, and I sure hope libdem succombs to its misery, Trump's been there too. Biden on the other hand? His family must be clean.
Good point that there's a strange emphasis on dropping out of college. No offense to the people that have, but if you're mega rich at a young age despite not having completed a degree I'm not gonna think you're a genius, I'm gonna think you come from money.
Yeah, and there’s a big difference between dropping out and never going at all.
@@ChestersonJack Yeah, dropping out is a giant waste of money for most of us while not going at all is smarter 😂
yeah it's really interesting (disheartening) to see the growing sentiment of anti-intellectualism in this country
@@pastaman68 It’s because “intellectuals” have superiority complexes and academia is used as a tool for egocentrism and personal gain. Education is not about “learning” or anything meaningful. We live in a country where “studies” can be heavily swayed by corporations and where science flip flops every few years. Of course a big group of people just don’t care to keep up anymore.
yes! these privileged people go to elite schools for the connections and then drop out to scam people, while normal folks struggle to afford an education, bc they know they will not be given any opportunities without a degree, and are still patronized if it is not from a "fancy" enough school. meanwhile, media actually thought elizabeth holmes is "revolutionizing medicine" at 20, with 2 semester of chemistry under her belt, bc rich people supported her, and i guess folks think rich=legitimate.
"forbes doesn't care about the ethics of your business practices" well no of course not, there's no such thing as ethical business practices that make you a billionaire, let alone if you're under 30.
Duh
Forbes should replace it with 70 over 70 to celebrate people who retired and took up fun hobbies, like a grandma called Nora who was an office worker her whole life and has now gotten really good at oil painting.
I aim to be like Granny Nora. Maybe I, too, can be on that list!
Maybe 40 under 40 who found bliss in life despite being stuck working some menial dead end jobs in a third world country.
Nice idea but Gladys takes up crochet at 75 is hardly going to make front page news
@@UniqueSundials it's a joke newton
Fantastic
For some reason thought the 30 under 30 was for people who were successfully changing the world for the better, I didn’t realize it was just for a bunch of very wealthy young people😬
Same 😅
I mean, it's Forbes: They only give a shit about money. But knowing that would require knowing what Forbes is all about, and that's not knowledge that I would demand of anyone.
30 under 30 is PRECISELY about flexing young wealthy people and that’s it! Forbes might attribute the persons success to a mediocre creation that is virtually useless, but really what’s important is the huge net worth they’ve amassed via pre-established wealth and/or dedicated con-artistry.
Rich people love to claim those are one in the same lol
ahaha literally
This happened with our local papers 30 under 30! Two people on the list in recent years are now facing criminal charges.
The Theranos situation makes me so sad for people who are researching lab on a chip technology. She made it so people now look at this very real technology and assume it is a lie. I worked in a lab where we made boards for this technology and it was really amazing what they could do with just a drop. It really could be a game changer for decreasing the time and cost for medical testing, especially in clinics where a patient is seen only once and doesn't have a permanent address. But right now the trust for this technology is gone.
Yes, I agree, Holmes shattered the reputation of a whole branch of science because of her greed. No amount of prison time can fully punish her for that.
I hope also that more people will get over the fear of people who don't have "permanent addresses" -- I think this has got to be at least 10% of the US population, probably a lot more in certain counties.
That isn't possible. A few drops of blood is not enough.
@himynameiscyn
way to prove her point. Most of Theranos’s downfall was Holmes’ insistence on aesthetics (such as keeping the instrument as small as a kitchen appliance, and keeping the cartridges the size of the palm of your hand, or an iphone) and a deeply rushed timeline. The image of the product was more important than the product itself. The technology is absolutely within reach to run a variety of blood tests with minute amounts of blood.
@@availanila Show me where any of the comments talked about a “diagnose all”? I’m a biochemist, I very well know what can and cannot be done with drops of blood, and I can tell you that not even the product that Theranos was hawking was a single cartridge “diagnose all” thing. There were separate cartridges for separate sets of tests. There are certainly some tests where finger prick samples will never work (like serum potassium levels, due to cell lysis during finger prick blood extraction), but to say that it’s “impossible” to do much of what theranos aimed to do is just inaccurate.
@@SmileyxKyley oh my god, I didn't know I was dealing with crazy. There, I've deweted the hurtfuw comment, now just lie down and think happy thoughts.
Forbes should make a list of 60 over 60 to recognize people who have spent a large portion of their lives to make meaningful contributions to the society.
No one gives a shit about middle aged people who spent their lives helping others. They love wealthy young scum
I would love to see that
@nataliaabello6188 That's make the perfect sense.
Rich people can defraud normal people all they want... but the mistake they made was defrauding other rich people
I constantly think about how the main men behind Enron not only got out with million-dollar checks, but continue to make money in speaking gigs at business schools. No accountability, no justice, no remorse. Just continuing the cycle of predatory practices.
That is the product of a deeply misogynistic and racist society in Texas. Two close childhood friends of mine worked in the IT sector there for years and they both left before that one blizzard killed thousands. Fortunately they had the resources to leave but many do not. It's like Pakistan inside the USA.
@@Winspur1982 and another person from Enron? Elizabeth's father. Is anyone surprised?
I think it’s also important to remember that you can nominate yourself for Forbes 30 under 30, so that attracts a certain group of people who want to be recognised for their wealth rather than any other measure of success
george santos could probably get on that list.
Lets spam them with our stories haha
"five corporations in a trenchcoat" is a term i will use from here on out thank you
This!!
I don’t understand why your channel isn’t more popular. Your content is always good and well investigated
Wow.. I didn’t realize Robert had 100k, I thought he had atleast a million. Robert isn’t too dramatic and if more straight to the point compared to other commentary channels so it might be difficult for others to stick on to his Channel for too long because peoples (including mine) attention spans are pretty low.
I found Robert in 2021 and have been around since! I’ve been saying this, he’s one of my favorite creators!!!
I just found him today and subscribed. Loving what he has to say and I think his channel will continue to grow.
10:30 "Our culture and economic system is wasting the potential of many bright minds."
Yes. I have never met a single poor person who wasn't brilliant and resourceful. On the other hand, I have only met a handful of individuals in a high-paying fields that I didn't consider brain brokenly stupid. Back when I still cared enough to apply for Software Engineering roles, I had to use LinkedIn daily. A JPMC SWE said that Vitamin C could cure COVID. An Amazon SWE thought it was acceptable to bully others. I don't feel as bad for not having made it anymore. Our current society doesn't deserve the gifts that such talent can bring.
not to be an armchair "visionary tech ceo," but if i led a tech startup, i would simply choose not to commit any felonies. but i guess narrow-minded thinking like that explains why i failed to orchestrate a massive fraud before i turned 30. hell, having empathy and being unwilling to ruin even one measly life probably doomed me from the start.
Its never too late to defraud people. Enron "visionaries" did it by the time they were in their 50s. But if you are already 50, you can look forward to scamming your way into billionairehood before you turn 80..... which would be a nice feat!
Such a failure lol
My husband is a genuinely self made, ethical, hardworking, and successful entrepreneur. He’s 37 now, and he talks about how he felt that “30 under 30” pressure for success. Because his progress didn’t look like the people you see on the 30 under 30 lists, he always felt like he was “behind” when he was younger. Especially in his early 30’s. However, it just seemed impossible to do what the people on these lists were claiming to do in regard to their personal success, innovation, and the altruistic/benevolent the claims they were making. Thankfully he realizes now that the people on these lists are often absolutely disgusting people at best, and complete frauds at worst. It is literally impossible to do what they were claiming to do. When you’re entrepreneur who genuinely wants to work hard to build something real, successful, extremely ethical towards your consumers AND employees, and be a positive part of your community…. well, that path looks way different than the overnight rocket ship to success that you see on the 30 under 30 lists. What it really looks like:
- During the early growth and any hard periods: working more days and longer hours than anyone you employ because you know its only fair that the person with the most to gain (company owners have a lot more to gain than an hourly employee) is the person who needs to bear the most responsibility in every way. In working hours and in liability. This means my husband worked 6 days a week, in person and hands on. He answered phones, ran the front desk, packaged kits, etc. He woke up at 5am and got home at 8:30 or 9pm. This went on for years.
- The path is not straight up, and you do not instantly start making a ton of money. It takes years.
- there is no time to “flex” on social media, and when you have grown to a certain point the idea of “flexing” is absolutely cringe worthy. When you have truly worked hard to earn a certain level of success, there’s no need to gain validation through flexing, and the idea of making people who are working hard but struggling financially feel less/insignificant by flaunting things feels gross.
- Making it a priority to take care of your employees before increasing your own salary. Examples: At first my husband could only offer part time hours (although he always paid very well, never minimum wage). Then he offered frequent bonuses and raises. Then he added full time and benefits. And now he’s hoping to add an option for every employee to have a certain percentage (still sorting out the exact number) of ownership in the company after 3 years of working with him. He believes it’s not fair to spend years of your life working for a company, and for the hourly wage to be viewed as fair compensation. If you spent years as a loyal and hardworking employee on any level, you absolutely contributed to that company’s success in a substantial way that doesn’t feel like it’s covered by just your hourly wage.
- spending insane amounts of time pouring over regulations and standards OFTEN, and then operating in a way that goes above and beyond those, rather than a way that cuts corners.
- It will not feel flashy or fancy or luxury or whatever. If you’re looking for that, then you may want to become a high up corporate bro at an already established large company.
No, my husband is not a billionaire. He’ll never be a billionaire. There’s no way to be a billionaire and not be a terrible person. There just isn’t. But having absurd amounts of wealth isn’t even close to a valid metric for success in my eyes, anyway. If you’ve spent your life screwing people over (or just not doing what you know is truly good with your life and resources) but you wound up with a bunch of money: congratulations on your absolute failure in life.
I feel sad that my husband spent any time comparing himself to the 30 under 30 crowd of losers and feeling inadequate because the results of his hard work and good morals weren’t matching up with these 30 under 30 frauds. But I’m glad he realized the truth and can see what an incredible job he’s done, and I’m glad that other people are seeing the reality of the “30 under 30” culture and what it produces.
Its not just that terrible people become billionaires. The more wealth people acquire the worse they become. That doesn't mean all rich people are awful, but there does seem to be a point where extreme wealth severs people from their fellow people. They start to see themselves as extremely deserving and others as not. They start letting morality slip, they commit fraud more, steal more, cheat more, generally feel that the rules should not apply to them because they are so much better than others. It makes sense, how else could a person without mental illness handle hoarding massive amounts of wealth and then see all the poor and suffering in the world? If you truly didn't feel deserving of it you would give it away.
The top people of 30 for 30 are usually 'silver spoon' and 'insider' smart young people. Like the video says, they just aim to make startups and sell at an overvalued price. Thats one of the ways to get those millions. They are not 'come from the bottom' type like your husband. They would never relate to him, past the money
Yes!! All those stories are a bunch of lies! It’s infuriating! The podcast “Behind the Bastards” specifically the deep dive on Bill Gates cleared up a lot of these lies we weee taught. I also felt like a failure my whole young adult life, many work long hours but have nothing to show for it.
@@SemaNassie You are so kind to say that, thank you so much 😭❤️
Let me tell you something youung lady your husband did it the old fashioned way... HE EARN IT. you married a winner God bless .
The smartest person I know had a PhD in physics and could be super rich but doesn't really care about money and is happier being a professor. He's also not a sociopath so that might be why he never went the greedy route
Cope
Nonsense, there's no shortage of smart people with no guts to leave the safety of academia. 😂
"The five corporations in a trench coat we call the US government" 😂😂😂
This lists always strike me as a “pay us to write a puff piece about you”…which invites grifters who thrive on attention, for Forbes this is financial benefit.
Mostly nepo babies on that list.
"Five corporations in a trenchcoat that we call the US government" ROUND OF APPLAUSE. That is the truest thing I've ever heard.
Also noteworthy is the fact that a lot of these people come from already very rich families, so they have a built-in back up plan if their startup isn’t able to scam people and make them millions.
Let's rename it to The 30 Doing 30 list instead
wish they would get 30, they get like 10 years and come out of prison millioner. this people will never lose
Rushing success usually leads to illegal shortcuts. Why are they suprised
There is no way that someone under 30 can make one million USD nowadays unless they got really lucky (less likely) or they stole from someone (more likely). It makes totally sense that this happens.
love you Robert, I could just listen you talk for hours
At first I thought you needed fancier editing, but your words are good enough on their own. Love it.
The 30 under 30 or forbes rich list should be based off who pays the largest tax in the year.
You make a really good point about people taking a long time to do their best work or make real breakthroughs. I think of George R.R. Martin, who was probably always a good writer but only got the first volume of his Very Famous Series published in 1996 when he was about 50 y/o. (Don't get me started about Brandon Sanderson and how Forbesy 30 he is.)
also: the Dune Ventures guy is fated to die in a sandstorm in Arizona. I have the greensight, I dropped out of Harvard when I realized it, and my consulting is available through my LinkedIn page starting at $300/hour. 😇
Not to be an obnoxious Brando Sando stan but he was like in his mid 30's when The Way of Kings was published and already 30 when The Final Empire was published. Both of those books were successful but he didn't reach his current tier of success until middle age.
@@Beelzineff I seriously wonder if Sando can cope with the melting snowpack in Utah over the next two months. Dude's house is very large and his kids are probably too young to build their own life rafts. Final Empire indeed.
your services are cheap. most of those guys dont even wake up without the chaching of billions ringing in their ears.
I just realized you don’t have 1 mil subs. You definitely deserve it & will get it.
forbes is toilet paper anyway
your videos are always so cutting! you get your point out succinctly, clearly, and cohesively. another great video from a true legend under 30
It's almost as if reaching that level of influence and fortune by legal and moral means is near impossible for anyone, let alone someone who hasn't even hit 30.
You did a great job on this video and you made me chuckle with your witty burns! Solid work
I will say even the ones who haven't gone to prison you see a worrying trend of lax safety at factories and poor pay to workers, that allowed the person to become so rich so quickly oh plus Parents money.
As a Master Degree holder in Chemical Engineering, I would never believe when someone threw me some lists of bunches random strangers, who happened had 0 real contribution in real life, yet also 0 any kind of scientific proof from their hands.
ESPECIALLY, when the lists are published by mainstream media who happens the writer itself has 0 degree about it. Too sussy to my taste.
5:32 so glad you are calling this out m usk has said every single year since 2014 that "full self driving will be available next year", he has said that every year, including a huge push on this message to stop the company going bankrupt with no pathway to actually complete it in a year.
I was going to leave a comment with my thoughts, but you said every single thing on my mind. Sharp insight
I love how things that matter and help society - like Fields Medals and Nobel prizes, are awarded to people who on average are 65 years old+.
How do those things matter?
@@nineteenfortyeight Scientific discoveries matter so much more than startups made by nepo babies in federal prison.
The average age of a Pritzker Architecture Prize recipient is exactly 65 years - the late great Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi even got it when he was 90 years of age !
For every Einstein there are 10 Elon Musk... whatta bar
No one makes a billion dollars without exploiting, and underpaying others. Billionaires shouldn’t exist.
I'd love to see an entrepreneur list of people who started late in life. People in their 50s who started a business, no matter how small
Old people aren't innocents They're the generation that made all of this possible. They elected the cowboy actor and all of us are still suffering from their decisions.
well, there are worse things to be prison pipelines. not checking if any of them are.
The only good 30 under 30 is Griffin McElroy
I had to look up who that is. It's nice to see that you can be born in WV *and* you don't have to be a sleazebag Senator to get positive media attention.
Polygon was a cool idea!
Wasn't ana kasparian on that list? She's not bad
One of the best take on these rising scammers. I feel like wherever I looked, everyone's a self made CEO/guru (esp. in LinkedIn post). We are so obsess with being successful that no one cares what you're success is.
This actually has provided a lot of insight of view I wasn’t aware of, it never occurred to me that Forbes didnt even do an in depth analysis of all the members of the list.
“Nobody ever got rich being honest” -Danny Devito
Yep 😳
Back in the good old times Forbes had a high reputation, now is a joke...scammers are no different than bank robbers, Forbes should just add all the thieves...part of a good reputation is fully doing your homework before adding rich thieves...unfortunately I would not give a penny for Forbes anymore...unless you want to read about thieves...
Now I'm almost worried about Bretman Rock. Would his chickens lead to some insane scam? 😂
But seriously, the 30 under 30 list is so bad for society. You have to really question how these young people are making their money. I mean o could barely trust the actual rich old people let alone people close to my age.
Griffin McElroy about to enter his prison era
You need to be hired by CBS Sunday Morning. This piece is awesome and it’s giving Mo Rocca.
I love your channel.
Its as if these people on the list mostly get chosen based on hype and have been in the public eye for barely a few years to be properly vetted
Finally some new Robert Tolppi 😭😭👏🏽
What a headline!!! I love it - Forbe's Pipeline to Prison
Brilliant commentary - and about time someone called them out.
"The five corporations in a trench coat we call the United States government" killed me LMAO
"five corporations in a trench coat that we call the US government" **chef kiss** perfection
Seems almost like a list you can pay to be named on
Man, not just entertaining but informative...We need more content like this one.
Wonderful analysis!
Even though it’s something I think I’m already aware of, what you said about the pressure to become important before society no longer cares about you is so impactful. We forget how true that is, and how much it effects our world.
No but the problem is, the money is more investor money, the chances of the companies going public and lasting is the question. Where’s the revenue?
Roast them lol
DAMN, this whole video is a refreshing read.
Thank god someone said this! This level of competition is unhealthy.
Great vid, thanks! Subbed 😊
Forbes has become a laughing stock.
This video is loaded with pure and simple TRUTHS.
The perspective about those scammeres not getting away with it because their victims were the rich and powerful is something which has not occurred to me before and really opens my eyes... 😬
I really enjoyed this. Concise yet impactful
Excellent, excellent, excellent video Robert, excellent!
Awesome coverage, you’re very informative
Making a fortune is criminal. You can earn a few million dollars in your lifetime, nobody earns a billion.
If something is too good to be true, it probably it is.
Great commentary young man.
Great content. Thank you!
😂😂😂 the title and premise is great
Fascinating analysis Robert!
You're absolutely spot on! How right your conclusion is, that Forbes's '30 under 30' list (or whatever it's called) 'embodies all the downsides of capitalism'. It certainly does! I have contempt for wealth, and especially obscene wealth, as a measure of success. It is nothing of the kind. Making yourself stupendously wealthy at any age is nothing admirable, and it just shows how false our values are that we laud such people. In my country, the UK, companies say that they've got to pay CEOs millions, sometimes many millions, because that's the only way to get the best talent that they need. If anybody will only work for millions then no company should be interested in that person. We scold children for being greedy, but we admire adults who amass much more money than they could spend in several lifetimes - and are still amassing more money. What's the point of it? We admire millionaires and billionaires (some of them, anyway) for being 'great philanthropists'. A poor person who gives a few dollars is much more of a philanthropist than a billionaire who gives away many millions. On the basis of this video I'm very happy to subscribe to your channel.
a very insightful video! You have a knack for choosing interesting topics that are not well discussed already! this just confirms my suspicions that it is impossible to achieve that level of wealth without hurting others. If the top 50% wealthiest Americans control 97% of the wealth, that means the other 50% of the population has to share 3% of the countries resources. What could possibly justify starving half an entire country just to support the weathy’s lifestyle of excess?
Immediately followed, what a great video! I’m leaving for work I have no thoughts for a nicer comment but I love it
For every Tesla there are a Ford and Edison
I mean Tesla was a bit of a maniac too...
Yeah but more in an eccentric inventor way and not a terrible person way
@@Mad_scientist_huburis No. He was in favor of eugenics. You don't get a pass on that.
Tesla wasn't rich
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Under 30.
Under 30 years in federal prison.
This was a very well articulated video.
Why on earth, only now, is this a popular topic? I’d applaud u if this didn’t appear as just another review of the fraud in the under 30’s list. Won’t judge, only a few mins in and all ur points are valid and better than some of these other reviews. ur very intelligent- and I wonder maybe you could be one of these people who can protect or inform the public before or during these incidents rather than later. Maybe like a coffeezilla?? I see it for you.
I applaud you either way and will subscribe as a result of ur insight! As an Australian I’m really invested in the outcome of your country and I really worry as if I’m an American, about the outcome of current battles. Personally I wish ur country would focus on education, as it’s filled with good and true humans, that simply lack education. And healthcare.
@@clint1717 what creator
First 1 minute 30 seconds - I already approve 100% - very refreshing!
Complexion has a lot to do with it.
Many of these people hire PR people to boost their profiles in these rankings. Definitely not the best and brightest.
5:32 To be honest if someone invested in te sla because they thought full self driving was going to be avaliable in the next year is not also fraud
The truth is that no large fortune can be created without harming either a large group of individuals or society as a whole. The economics of scale has a breaking point where any increase in efficiency and therefore "profit" has to be achieved through fraudulent means.
You sir are a saint!!!!
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