'Jesus Christ was also misunderstood'-M. Son of God

[Taro Toporific]

"Jesus Christ was also misunderstood," Masayoshi Son tells investors
The Financial Times | 2020 May 18 (paywall--alt source)
Masayoshi Son compared himself to Jesus Christ while defending his investment strategy, after disclosing that SoftBank had run up a record $13bn annual loss on Monday.
The 62-year-old founder and chief executive of the Japanese technology conglomerate has vowed that his $100bn Vision Fund will tackle “the biggest challenges and risks facing humanity today”.
As analysts pressed him on its poor performance so far during an investor call on Monday, Mr Son noted that Jesus was also misunderstood and criticised, according to three people who were on the call...
...Mr Son, who has in the past quoted Yoda from the Star Wars films and urged investors to “listen to the Force”, also suggested that the Beatles had not been popular when they first started.
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[matsuki]

I'm sure old J-dudes totally relate to Jesus and Yoda references.

The 62-year-old founder and chief executive of the Japanese technology conglomerate has vowed that his $100bn Vision Fund will tackle “the biggest challenges and risks facing humanity today”.

This is like the new billionaires measuring contest...though any success should be good for all of us, I don't know how realistic it is with some of these attempts.

[Russell]

I never liked Son's approach of expansion through massive debt financing. That invariably goes wrong in economic times like this. In other words, Son is toast.

Or, to quote the great investor Warren Buffett:

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.