Jeff Bezos 'selling $500m superyacht because it attracts too much attention'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Jeff Bezos is reportedly selling his £370m superyacht Koru because it is too recognisable.

The Amazon founder is said to feel that the 417ft vessel, the largest sailing yacht in the world, is drawing too much attention.

Mr Bezos, whose cumulative worth is about £203bn, has also soured on the £22m-a-year cost of maintaining the giant vessel, the New York Post reported.

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Since its conception, the yacht has been seen as a symbol of excess, not least because the support vessel for the Koru, the Abeona, cost approximately £55m and runs to 250ft.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/jeff-bezos-selling-500m-superyacht-145711101.html

Too many people showing what they think about you?

[johnnyfins]

1. hHe's gonna use the money to build a ballroom.

[UpInArms]

2. Awwww

Poor jeff

People see his nasty excess

Fuck him

[biocube]

3. The billionaires are starting to fear the people

Good.

[surfered]

4. I'd offer $1, but if I bought it, I couldn't afford the diesel.

[dweller]

5. Surprised he doesn't

just gift it to the Pisswig .

😐


✌🏻

[The Madcap]

6. Too bad a large pod of Orcas hasn't attacked it yet.

That would be quite amazing if they could punch a few holes in it somehow.

[hlthe2b]

7. "attracts too much 'bad' attention" and thus lets him become a "TARGET"....

Gee, 'whoda' thunk? All that ostentatious display of uber wealth that most find disgusting might engender some negative response Did someone post a billboard of Marie Antoinette and her famous cake in front of your massive yacht?

[Initech]

8. And he's using his obscene wealth to buy favors from fascist politicians for purely selfish reasons.

[City Lights]

9. We'll still see what a greedy asshole you are, Jeff.

But sell it if it makes you feel better.

[fujiyamasan]

10. lol, their lives are just so absurd

I mean look at him and his wife. Their faces look like play doh creations a kid made. I like how that Atlantic article poses it. At that point everything is essentially free.

I’m especially amused about this “negative attention”. I would figure negative attention from Amazon working conditions for their drivers and warehouse employees would be more of a concern. Nah, these folks are complete sociopaths. It’s all about them.