On Monday, Request 12 was broadcast the film "The New Rich" created by journalist and presenter Shi-Lee Schindler.
Schindler, who is married to hitchhiker and entrepreneur Liad Agmon, who founded Dynamic Yield, among others, revealed in the film the difficulties she and her family experience after Agmon made a $ 300 million exit, making them honorary members of the high-tech enrichment club and all that that entails.
Even before the film aired and for days afterward, Schindler became the target of thousands of aggressive and critical posts and tweets from many who mocked what they saw as insensitivity, whining, disconnection and even eye poking.
Days later, Agmon could not remain indifferent in the face of the harsh attack on him and today (Thursday) decided to respond to the affair in a long series of tweets he uploaded to his Twitter account.
Agmon opened the thread of tweets with the two's introductory story, in which he revealed that when they started dating, Schindler was at the peak of her work personally and professionally and worked full time while he was at a stage of what he defined as "the peak of great confusion."
"I had enough money so I would not be under pressure to go out to work. I was exhausted after two startups and could not find the sources of inspiration and energy to start a new project. The need to relocate to New York as a fait accompli, and I made her disconnect for several years from everything she loves and is important to her in Israel: her work, her family and her friendships, "Agmon wrote and went on to talk about the difficulty that was Schindler's share.
When Shi-Li and I started dating, she was the busiest person I knew, an outstanding student at Shenkar, an instructor at Night Tube, an assistant head of the fashion design department at Shenkar and a private matriculation teacher in history and language.
For years she slept literally only 3 hours a night.
I, on the other hand, entered the second year of the 'Great Confusion':
- Liad Agmon (@liadagmon) April 28, 2022
"She had a hard time in New York, and she did a very brave act: she decided to return to Israel with the children, because without her doing she would not live and that I would find a way to deal with my career. Then came the exit of 'Dynamic Child' and drastically upset the balance again : How do you deal with your career when suddenly people wonder why you work at all? How do you deal with becoming from an independent, well-known and powerful person to someone framed as the partner of a hitmaker who made an exit? How to continue generously and generously ( With the new fear of being perceived as a patron? How does that position you as a daughter, as a mother, as a friend? "
"These questions are relevant to all sectors of society. Wealth is a relative thing and I'm sure those who have been more financially and professionally successful than their immediate environment face similar questions," Agmon wrote, revealing the opposition to the film Schindler wanted to make.
"Shi-Li decided to do a brave act, and make a film about it and I strongly opposed it, because I thought that in our country, when most people struggle with the cost of living and can barely keep their heads above water, there will be no attention or empathy for the story of an ordinary person fulfilling the dream. "But she is not satisfied with her new situation," Agmon wrote as someone who turned out to be a kind of prophet and foresaw the attack that would be directed at the woman next to him.
"Her problems are perceived as detached from the day-to-day difficulties and her diminution and grinning and her problems are almost a reflex. Her step, "Agmon defended Schindler.
Shay-Lee Schindler in her film,
"We are used to seeing rich and successful men in the media, giving a stage to smug and arrogant 'sharks' in prime time, so why should rich women be represented as in 'riches' - flamboyant, campy, shallow? I prefer at any given moment the sincere and true experience of Shi-li to tell a different story, even if he is not without flaws, "doubt Agmon was stung.
"Every creator and creator wherever they are - musician, painter, filmmaker, startupist put their heart and soul in their work and even if the work does not go out of our mind, I take my hat off to anyone who decides to be in the arena, exposed, compared to those who prefer to sit comfortably and confidently in the stands "I'm Team Shaily and I hope you are too," Agmon concluded his believing self.
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