Yes, I am rich. Not in terms of how much I have, but how much I can give.
Dan: What kind of work have you been doing since you were fired from O'Reilly?
La: I was publicly unemployed for a while (smiles). Fortunately, there was a rise in real estate values, so I was able to make a living through reverse mortgages. Recently I have been employed by Netlogic Microsystems, but most of my time is devoted to Perl 6.
Bullets: if you were paid while unemployed................................
La: It would have been about $30 million.
Dan: That's a bold move to give up 30 million yen.
La: (I am) rich. If the definition of rich is not how much you have, but how much you can give. ---