Chapter 21 - KIPLING AT EIGHTEEN
Kipling’s first adult beneficiary meeting lasted forty-two minutes.
He wore headphones for fifteen.
Then removed them.
The trustee explained:
“You do not own seventeen percent of Merehaven.”
“Okay.”
“You have consultation rights.”
“Boring.”
“You have economic interests through separate Vale participation structures.”
“Less boring.”
“You cannot unilaterally stop development.”
“Good.”
“Why good?”
“I don’t want people asking me about zoning.”
Correct.
He studied computer engineering.
Loved transit systems.
Loved elevators even more.
At twenty-two he interned for a company designing control systems for accessible public transit.
People tried to make it inspirational.
Autistic boy grows up to design accessibility.
He rolled his eyes.
“I like control systems.”
His autism informed his life.
Did not dictate a narrative.
He used lawful trust distributions for college.
Worked.
Bought too many mechanical keyboards.
May you like
Money became boring.
That was success.
