From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/14/2026 8:51 AM, Wilson wrote:   
   > On 1/13/2026 6:53 PM, Dude wrote:   
   >> On 1/13/2026 1:45 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:37:06 -0500, Wilson    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> While you're rebuilding all of the leftists and humanity too, take a   
   >>>> moment to look at what it takes to incentivize people to do things that   
   >>>> everyone else thinks are probably impossible but in the end provide   
   >>>> immense value.   
   >>>   
   >>> you mean like michaelangelo's sistine chapel, or steve job's iphone?   
   >   
   >>>   
   >>> It seems that mike did his chapel without needing to be motivated by   
   >>> extreme wealth.   
   >>>   
   >   
   >> Apparently, Michelangelo was paid handsomely for painting the Sistine   
   >> Chapel ceiling, receiving 3,000 ducats from Pope Julius II for the   
   >> four- year project (1508-1512), a significant sum equivalent to   
   >> millions in today's money.   
   >   
   > Hey now, don't go and get all facty with Bimbo Sombrero.   
    >   
   Maybe he meant the art on the Sistine Chapel isn't useful. Apparently he   
   does own or know how to operate a smart phone, Apple or Android.   
      
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