This article from the CBC appeared on my newsfeed this morning and caught my attention because it illustrates what happens when 2 reclusive billionaires butt heads over a seemingly trivial dispute over the management of a neighbourhood tennis court.
The players, 70 year old Toronto millionaire - Harold Peerenboom pitted against the billionaire CEO of Marvel Entertainment - Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter. The article is rather long, but a very interesting read that involves subterfuge, anonymous hate mail, intimidation and DNA collecting. Both men are described as being powerful, formidable and reclusive, with bully-like qualities who are zealously protective of their privacy. Both started out poor but became very rich, one a former soldier in the IDF.
Anyway, not necessarily psychopaths, but certainly an enlightening insight into the machinations of the rich and powerful, and the lengths they will go to prove they're right.
http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sh/og1dB3kAlj/harold-peerenboom-perlmutter-marvel-florida-feud/
The players, 70 year old Toronto millionaire - Harold Peerenboom pitted against the billionaire CEO of Marvel Entertainment - Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter. The article is rather long, but a very interesting read that involves subterfuge, anonymous hate mail, intimidation and DNA collecting. Both men are described as being powerful, formidable and reclusive, with bully-like qualities who are zealously protective of their privacy. Both started out poor but became very rich, one a former soldier in the IDF.
Anyway, not necessarily psychopaths, but certainly an enlightening insight into the machinations of the rich and powerful, and the lengths they will go to prove they're right.
http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sh/og1dB3kAlj/harold-peerenboom-perlmutter-marvel-florida-feud/