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slashdev 23 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The founder of Craigslist has given away half a bi...

> Pretty humble/modest for a guy like that.

Modest was qualified. The statement is accurate. Your objection doesn’t make sense.

parl_match 18 days ago [–]

He is not being modest. Sorry.

> Modest describes someone who is unassuming about their abilities, or something that is limited in size, amount, or reach

Buying a 6 million dollar house is not unassuming.

slashdev 18 days ago | [–]

It is when you have a billion dollars.

It’s all relative.

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