[ScreamingFist]

At 79, Mr. Buffett is coming off the worst year of his long, storied career. On paper, he personally lost an estimated $25 billion in the financial panic of 2008, enough to cost him his title as the world’s richest man.

79 years old......25 BILLION lost. These people are little pretend gods in their own minds. Mr. Buffet will be dead in a few years, he could have left a mark on the world, instead, he will be known as "number two". I will never understand why these people crave such power......then again, I'm poor.

[LucyJo]

"...then again, I'm poor."

I know that you mean 'poor' by worldly standards, but, some of the most wealthy by those standards are so poor spiritually as to cause sympathy for their condition...gaining the whole world, but losing their souls. I wouldn't want to trade places.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Mr. Buffet will be dead in a few years, he could have left a mark on the world, instead”

He does give quite a bit to Planned Parenthood if I recall correctly.
That's leaving some type of mark on the world.