When enough is enough

Craigslist founder teaches us a lesson 4

What if everyone in America thought like Craig?

The founder of craigslist, the free social networking and classifieds Web site, said on Thursday he is not interested in selling out, a few hours after social networking site MySpace was valued at $15 billion.

"Who needs the money? We don't really care," Craig Newmark said in an interview at the Picnic '06 Cross Media Week conference here.

"If you're living comfortably, what's the point of having more?" Newmark said.

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. Biodiversivist's avatar

    Biodiversivist Posted 2:06 am
    04 Oct 2006

    Wiser than he looksThe world needs more like him.

    In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

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  2. atreyger Posted 2:34 am
    04 Oct 2006

    WOWGood man.

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  3. JMG's avatar

    JMG Posted 3:42 am
    04 Oct 2006

    Economists would go crazyOr, stated better, would be revealed as such.

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  4. redjenny Posted 6:43 am
    06 Oct 2006

    Crazy EconomistsYes, JMG, people like Craig are ruining capitalism!! We can't let our children hear about this. After all, where would our economy be without excessive greed.
    It is very nice to see someone in the public eye say money isn't everything.

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