Comment by bombcar

Carmack is not a poor man, so a $10k bet or two (for charity, mind you) is more of a friendly wager than a make/break gamble.

And he's clearly been optimistic most his life, and it's paid off a number of times.

And self-driving has progressed further and faster than I have thought it would, though I don't think we'll get Level 5 by 2030.