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Surya Gayatri

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18. A very "nouveau riche" and "arriviste" mentality. In spite of his billions and
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:53 AM
May 2016

his lavish life-style, he's never been one of the old-money insiders with venerable laurels to rest upon.

And, he'll never be in the same league as the enviable and newly-ascendant techie class. Not enough smarts.

He's just a kid whose father made good and left him a bundle. He took that bundle and went broke with it several times, while leveraging his chutzpah and big mouth into big deals.

In his lizard brain, he chaffs under the suspicion that he's NEVER been accorded the RESPECT he's due. So, he decided to buy himself the Presidency to get himself some.

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