Interesting Links for 24-09-2024

[andrewducker]

1. What It's Like Being a Billionaire's Personal Assistant

(tags:wealth society )

2. How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it "absurdly cheap"?

(tags:water electricity desalination )

3. Persepolis Now - looking at the future of Iran

(tags:iran politics islam )

4. How Upside-Down Models Revolutionized Architecture

(tags:architecture design video )

Comments

[calimac]

1) I am reminded of the memoir by the lawyer who handled John Lennon's US immigration case. He became a trusted personal advisor to both John and Yoko, largely because - this is more implied than stated - he was the only competent person in their entourage. John & Yoko were of course very well off, but not billionaire-level rich, and perhaps they could not, or didn't think they could, afford the level of ability and loyalty that the interviewee here says that people of their degree of fame need.

[andrewducker]

I can imagine the music business having intermittent very-competent people, and it being tricky to find someone to act as a fixer who is that great at it.