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>2010s, oh shit
>Everyone is talking about "The Cloud."
>Some guy named Jeff Bezos is selling books... and now computers?
>This is ridiculous.
>"The cloud is complete gibberish. It's idiocy."
>...wait, they're making billions.
>"...I have reconsidered. The cloud was my idea all along."
>Pivot entire company. Build Oracle Cloud.
>lso, make a database that fixes itself. Call it "Autonomous."
>reality: it just has a cron job

>2020s, ultimate power
>US government says "TikTok bad, China spy."
>TikTok is massive. They need a cloud that doesn't suck and makes the govt happy.
>"Hello. It's me. I have the most secure cloud. Also, I have a sailboat. Trust me."
>Become TikTok's sugar daddy. So much data.
>Then, buy a healthcare company for $28 billion.
>Why?
>"I have all your TikTok data. Now I want your medical data. I will know everything about you."

>2025
>Partner with OpenAI and some other guys.
>Announce a $500 BILLION AI project called "Stargate."
>The number is so big it doesn't even sound real.
>The ultimate flex. My yacht needs a bigger yacht.

>mfw I started by selling a database to the CIA and now I basically own the entire software universe
>mfw my license agreements are more complex and feared than the IRS tax code
>mfw my only regret is that I can't acquire Microsoft just to fire Bill Gates
>never stop the grind