Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards
Futurism • • business
Key Points:
- Larry Ellison, Oracle cofounder and centibillionaire, has six children competing for his attention and inheritance, with his eldest son David Ellison aiming to lead Paramount Skydance.
- Ellison recently purchased a 191-foot yacht named "Izanami," inspired by a Japanese Shinto deity, but renamed it after discovering the reversed spelling reads "I'm a Nazi."
- The yacht's unintended name sparked social media reactions, with some comparing the situation to HBO's "Succession" and others expressing fatigue over the dramas of the ultra-wealthy.
- Ellison's family has strong ties to Israel, with Ellison described as an ardent Zionist and having close connections to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
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