He's been so whitewashed because of the edison bulb fitting, all I can say is he was a greedy capitalist. If everyone knew more about him he would be only inspirational to multinational enterprise C-suite managers.

Easy to say when you don't know someone's situation.

I had 5k saved up but had to use that for repairs at my house after severe water damage. Then my car needed repairs, the list goes on. I keep track of every cent that comes in and goes out of our bank accounts, but with my health issues and current crisis in Europe the cost of everything is high.

I managed to make everything as cheap as possible, from mortgage to food to internet. If something were to happen to my income or that of my wife's we can still survive on one income. According to my calculations we're saving up €600 a month but with the shitty luck we're having we don't really see much if that.

I know the feeling. I built a high end server for Google Stadia-like streaming and work. Very high end, costs at least 4-5k. I could keep buying high end gear every month because I had a well paying job before I had a stroke and had to stop. Every time I save up money something comes up, such as the car requiring repair or house problems.