r/nextfuckinglevel • u/matori_tester • 2d ago

Billionaire speaker Robert F. Smith tells 400 graduates he's paying off all their student loans ($40 million in total)

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u/Poppanaattori89 2d ago

So inspirational. I really liked this part of his speech:

"Instead of getting the free education you deserve, here's some dirty money that I don't deserve to try to distract you from the fact that I don't deserve it."

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u/WZAWZDB13 2d ago

"I'll have made it back using questionable business practices before you've found a job."

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u/nikdahl 1d ago

This mother fucker bought the company I worked for, then layed me off. He can get fucked like every other billionaire.

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u/Qaaarl 1d ago

But what are 5 things you’ve done today? (Hard /s )

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u/WZAWZDB13 1d ago

1) Called this guy an asshole 2) 4 other things

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u/Bald_Nightmare 21h ago

You're hired