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jrowen on March 3, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Kickstarter passes $1B in pledges

"No, it’s not. It’s not cool. I think being a wealthy member of the establishment is the antithesis of cool. Being a countercultural revolutionary is cool. So to the extent that you’ve made a billion dollars, you’ve probably become uncool."

- Sean Parker's response to his portrayal

Tyrannosaurs on March 3, 2014 [–]

Sean Parker, net worth $2bn.

(I guess that he probably knew the implication of what he was saying when he said it.)

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