stackyFACTSInventing the most important communication device in human history does not guarantee you a comfortable retirement.
Inventing the most important communication device in human history does not guarantee you a comfortable retirement. Johannes Gutenberg borrowed a massive amount of money to build his legendary printing press. Right as the famous Bibles were finally coming off the line, his primary investor sued him for the debt. Gutenberg lost the lawsuit, his equipment, and the rights to his Bibles, dying in near poverty while others got filthy rich off his genius.
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