Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

Category: Opinion

  • Why You’re Richer Than John D. Rockefeller: The Reality of Relative Poverty

    Why You’re Richer Than John D. Rockefeller: The Reality of Relative Poverty

    Did you know that the average low-income family today has a better quality of life than John D. Rockefeller, the richest man in the world a century ago? To put it into perspective, John D. Rockefeller was richer than Elon Musk today. It might sound unbelievable, but when you compare what’s available today to even…

  • Capitalism: The Highest Form of Altruism

    Capitalism: The Highest Form of Altruism

    The Misconceptions About Money I live among a few friends who have a very negative view of money. In my opinion, money is none of these things. Money is neutral. It is a store of value, a tool, a medium of exchange—potential waiting to be unlocked. Money as a Tool for Altruism In the vast…

  • Trump’s Ban on Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports: A Return to Common Sense

    Trump’s Ban on Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports: A Return to Common Sense

    As a young man, I used to participate in many sports, from running, to martial arts, to weight lifting. I was always a finalist, but hardly ever a champion. However, if I would have put on some lipsticks, and a skirt, and identified myself as a woman, I would have taken many first places. In…

  • Why Ayn Rand’s Vision of Capitalism and Meritocracy Represents America’s Future

    Why Ayn Rand’s Vision of Capitalism and Meritocracy Represents America’s Future

    DEI is OUT, meritocracy is IN. Meritocracy is the idea that people should advance based on ability and achievement rather than privilege, status, race, gender, or sexual orientation. There are many groups that hate meritocracy, for example: Many of today’s business leaders such as Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen follow the ideas of individualism, capitalism,…

  • From Graduation in ‘Feminist Cannabis Studies’ to Barista. The Problem With BS Degrees

    From Graduation in ‘Feminist Cannabis Studies’ to Barista. The Problem With BS Degrees

    Something funny caught my attention: The University of Utah is offering a course on Feminist Cannabis Studies. Then I asked myself: What kind of job can someone get with a degree like that? As a point of reference, I know two people with degrees in philosophy. One is a barista and the other one is…

  • 10 Business Leaders To Follow in 2025

    10 Business Leaders To Follow in 2025

    Ever since I was a child, I have admired and dreamed of becoming a business leader. It inspires me because some of those business leaders create the future and employ thousands of individuals in the process. For example, thanks to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, most of us have personal computers on our desks and…