World's #1 idiot
 

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:Oh crap

Maybe he doesn't know how much 1 billion is.

try: 999,999,999$ + 1$

Maybe he's waiting for a better offer from MS or Google?

$1 BILLION I'd be all on that shit. How can you not live the rest of your life on that?

if hes turning down that big of an offer, then its got people turning heads and offering higer :2 cents:

1 billion.... okay.. he must have something else planned or wants to work his ass off the rest of his life... It would just be a shame not having to work..lol

free publicity also I guess.

But 1 billion?

Why risk it and wait for 2? I couldn't even spend 1 billion if i wanted to.

i might be under a rock but I had never heard of Facebook untill yesterday and nobody I've mentioned it to knows anything about it either.

I have no idea what to say.


If someone offered me a billion dollars to walk from my company, I would take it, book my trip to space, and then probably begin changing people's lives with my contributions to progressive charities.


Asshole.

It's his biz (or at least part of it) - it's his decision - it's his money....

Next... wait for the posts about "what he should have done" and accompanied by "what he should spend his money on" :pimp

Dont think hes an idiot or a genious.Maybe 5 years from now it could be worth 10x as much.Only time will tell if he fucked up.

Out of his fucking mind.

I first heard about it 4 days ago. I joined and 30 friends contacted me.
It's crazy.

Idiots.

If someone offers 1 billion dollar, that means they think they can get good payback on the website. So why would it be idiotic to say no?

WHo cares if it;s worth 100X ties as much. it's $1 BILLION.

Ok say he go it all cash all at one. Even under our tax code that $650 MILLION after taxes. Now say he puts it all in a non interest bearing account. He can still spend $17,800 a day EVERY DAY until he's 122 which would break a world record for longest lived person.

Good luck to him! :thumbsup

WTF? Yes, real idiot he is!

yeah i hear you i would have taken the cash, although sounds like this kid has different offers or plans.

1bil can't but you out of nerddom, or return that hairline. Keep reaching for the stars, kiddo! :thumbsup

He certainly doesn't look too bright

I hope he made the right choice and doesn't commit suicide in a few years if the site loses popularity/value. But I doubt it will.

He's a fuckin' idiot.

i agree :Oh crap

The world's number one idiot is Lawernce Connor.

i agreeeeeeee.......

No, world's #1 idiot is my ex-mother-in-law-stupid-cow. This guy is #2.

Cash in on the web 2.0 bubble while it lasts..... It WILL pop soon.

idiot.

What a dumb ass.

im actually glad that he hasnt sold out to yahoo or any other big company

its better that not 1 company owns most of the internet, know what i mean guys? ;)

At $1 billion I have to totally agree.

2c

Please don't say that name.. if you say it three times in the dark.. he comes back to haunt you.

I can't see why he didn't take it!!

Like Biggie Smalls...? :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

cash 1 billion and then what ? he's an ugly computer geek, he is happy this way... he is no wannabe pimp like you guys :-P

I bet the revenue that comes from that site will make a great living, the guy will never have to work anymore anyway

If he likes working so much he should take the money and invest it into a new idea/venture :thumbsup

He is a fucking moran, what can I say :Oh crap

Respect. This guy really must have a lot of faith in his product.

yeah... that IS #1 idiot.

Even if he never invested or worked again he'd still be able to spend something like a million dollars after tax, every year, for the rest of his life.

Who knows, maybe he's greedy, maybe he's smart, or maybe he's planning to support other people and feels he needs more. :2 cents:

1 billion buys a lot of world of warcraft accounts.

Does anyone know if facebook is currently returning a profit? Given time, it's possible he could net the $1b by keeping the company, and keep going from there.

Wouldn't we all love to be in the position to take that gamble?

His site got lots of potential to be exploited left... Don't count him out too fast. Way more revenue streams then myspace long term.

Yes, the man that built(in part) an online enterprise worth $1 billion is an idiot.:1orglaugh

This is why I love GFY. Maybe one of you guys and your $20 webair virtual accounts can be his next competitor. :1orglaugh

Is there really diffrence between 1B and 2B? I don't know how I would spend it. You need to buy stupid thing to spend it. And no metter how I like stupid things, 1B is BIG number.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

The guy's not an idiot. FB has been picking up a lot of the My$pace crowd recently, grows in popularity exponentially. I see him selling it within a year for more than $1b.

he is not an idiot , he just want more , he is young and he can wait :)

why do all those internet dudes who can sell their sites to the big guys look like extreme nerds? maybe if i change my look id be more succesful..

Maybe he can get more in the future, but WHY does the guy want more?

Asshole!!!