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The media obsession with Sam Altman reminds me of the old dutch saying 'high trees capture a lot of wind' (hoge bomen vangen veel wind)

I suppose that's why many HNWI individuals consciously stay below the radar.



Definitely. Though part of your job as a leader typically is also to catch that attention and direct it to serve the organisation.


In Aus and NZ this is known as "cutting down the tall poppy": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome


In Japan it goes, "The nail that sticks out gets hammered."

(Well not a metal "nail", but a wooden post.)


In my section of America, it's "the loose board gets nailed", which is just enough of an innuendo to make it stick.


In Chinese there is 树(tree)大(big)招(attract)风(wind) but it is used in a way that implies the tree is innocent and the wind is at fault.


Hoë bome vang die meeste wind (Afrikaans)


It would either be "Die hoogste bome vang die meeste wind" or "Hoë bome vang veel wind", if my idioms serve me correctly


The problem is when your wealth is inseparable from your celebrity. Altman is the face of AI. If he kept his foot out of his mouth he wouldn't be rich.


> 'high trees capture a lot of wind'

Makes me feel better about being short (on a good day I'm 5"3')


Unless you're a high net worth HNWI individual, right?




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