We were recently studying life insurance in my Tax class. In the midst of doing some homework problems, this shit popped into my head:

“I wonder if there’s a limit to how much someone can insure their life. What’s the most life insurance anyone has ever bought? How much does Bill Gates insure his life for? What will happen when he’s no longer running Microsoft? Will the company tank? Will those who hate it still hate it? Will those who like it still like it? Will the products be as bug-ridden? Will one of the higher-ups in the company ascend the throne? Can anyone else run Microsoft nearly as well as Gates has for the past 20-something years? Does anyone else in the world have the business savvy and computer-geekiness needed to run a software giant like Microsoft? What if ol’ Gates took Microsoft with him? What if Apple and Microsoft merged? Would the world end? Damn, these problems still haven’t gotten done. Son of a bitch.”