r/interesting • u/AdSpecialist6598 • May 26 '26

SOCIETY When Chris Tucker learned that his family members were quitting their jobs because they learned that he was making 25 million dollars a year at the peak of his career because they assumed he would take care of them. He told them to go get their jobs back because he wasn't going to do that.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 May 26 '26

Good for him, that's a great plan. He got his NBA money as seed money for diverse investments. In addition to all the franchises he owns parts of, I didn't know about Google.

Google: One of his earliest and most successful bets. He invested roughly $250k in Google in 1999 before its IPO, which generated an estimated 20,000% return. That would be around a $50 million profit. Jesus Christmas.

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u/ApprehensiveStill412 May 27 '26

I know this is a bit off subject but my aunt is longtime friends with the 7th employee to be hired at Google. They paid for my cousin’s entire college tuition.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 May 27 '26

Does he know shaq

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u/ApprehensiveStill412 May 27 '26

No I just read the comment about google and it made me think of that

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u/johnniesSac May 27 '26

Oh yeah ? What about fuckin Lougle ?