A "passing" thought
On Tuesday of this week Charlie Munger died at the age of 99. Mr Munger was the longtime partner of Warren Buffett and was co-chair of Berkshire Hathaway.
Mr Munger remained mentally sharp to the end.
In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal in 2023, published when he was 99, Munger called for the U.S. government to ban bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, writing that crypto is “a gambling contract with a nearly 100% edge for the house.” Earlier, he had described bitcoin as a “scumball activity” and “rat poison.”
Sage advice I believe.
And his well known wit remained as sharp as ever:
Munger retained his sense of humor into his 90s, even though he was nearly blind, could barely walk, and his beloved wife, Nancy, had died years earlier. Around 2016, an acquaintance asked which person, in a long life, he felt most grateful to.
“My second wife’s first husband,” Munger said instantly. “I had the ungrudging love of this magnificent woman for 60 years simply by being a somewhat less awful husband than he was.”
RIP sir
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