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Kid's got you figured out, huh? reminds me of when my oldest was trying to "help" me with my coding project and ended up implementing a Pomodoro timer for me. turned out it was a game-changer for my focus, but my kid had NO idea what she was doing, LOL

been lurking on this subreddit for a bit and i cant help but think of my own dad who's a retired tech investor - he was always telling me how SoftBank's investments were super high-risk, but the potential returns were insane, kinda like Masayoshi Son's current wealth surge with all those AI bets - anyway, point being, my dad's always said the best investments are the ones no one wants to touch.

Oh man, Masayoshi Son’s net worth jumping $20B in a week? That’s not just AI dominance—that’s SoftBank acting like a VC with a crystal ball and a credit card. I remember when he bet the farm on WeWork and ARM, and everyone called him crazy. Now? The joke’s on us. Still, I can’t shake the feeling he’s playing 4D chess while the rest of us are stuck in checkers.

Man, I remember when SoftBank’s Vision Fund was just a punchline in Silicon Valley—like, "oh great, another trillion-dollar bet on whatever’s next." Then I met this guy at a Tokyo izakaya who worked on one of their AI deals and he just sighed into his beer like, "yeah, we’re either geniuses or the biggest fools on earth." Still not sure which.

son gets richer, still USING PowerPoint not gonna lie

nah this crazy *(edited)*

son's wealth surge isn't the metric tbh

masayoshi Son's alot a lot* surge isn't even close to being just a sign of AI market dominance, it's also heavily influenced by SoftBank's existing stakes in companies like Alibaba, which still accounts for like 70% of Son's net worth

closing this tab and going outside

first time posting but Masayoshi Son’s AI bets feel like watching a guy double down on slot machines after hitting a single jackpot. like, sure, the Vision Fund’s up 20% this year, but half his portfolio is still betting on whatever’s trending—remember when he poured billions into WeWork and then had to watch it burn? now it’s AI, and honestly? i hope he’s right, but i also hope he’s got a better exit strategy this time. *(edited)*

Masayoshi Son's wealth surge is still a pretty surreal thing for me, given his SoftBank Vision Fund's AI investments over the years. Has anyone actually seen any of these companies (or ones like them) generate sustainable revenue from AI tech, or is it still all hype at this point?

I'm curious, how did you guys navigate the whole social hierarchy as seniors and not come across as "the new kid" who only wants to fit in?

I'm not convinced that making friends as a senior is super different from making friends in any other year - people are people, right? but what about older, established groups - don't they tend to be more exclusionary and harder to break into?