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"Successful people create companies. More successful people create countries. The most successful people create religions." (blog.samaltman.com)
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From Sam Altman's blog, pre-OpenAI

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[-] gerikson@awful.systems 7 points 11 months ago

The number of people who created countries can be counted on one hand, especially if they're successful.

Simon Bolivar helped a lot of people do it, but did not reap much material reward for doing so, apart from being a rich criollo to begin with.

Napoleon famously redrew the map of Europe, and most people would call him successful in many regards. Sama having a Napoleon complex would be on brand.

Any other examples ?

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