What Pavel Durov thinks about family

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1. 30 Sept 2025

   Our readingOverabundance paralyses motivation and willpower, which is why his wealth will be split among more than a hundred heirs and only reach them as adults.

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   Their wordsYeah, I think overabundance paralyzes motivation and willpower. It's extremely harmful, particularly for young boys, to grow up in an environment where they can be proud, not of their own achievements, but of their father's achievements or their father's wealth.

   ↗Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature | Lex Fridman Podcast #482youtube.com 24th of 28 in this recording