Automation engineer here. If it doesn't have a physical emergency stop button, that actually cuts power in a way that can't be overridden except by physical wiring, I refuse to work on it.

No one who actually knows automation would implement it without a manual override indeed.

>I have a Victorinox chefs knife as a beater, and while I get pleasure from using the Miyabi, in terms of function, they aren't very different.

Victorinox enjoyer here as well. It's big, it's heavy, it's sharp and goes thru stuff like it's hot butter.

Damascus steel is a fucking nightmare.

It looks cool. No argument there.

However, it doesn't hold an edge as well as carbon or stainless steel, dulls and rusts very easily and requires a lot of babysitting to remain pristine.

My personal suggestion is a Victorinox chef knife. Bought one like 2 years ago and it's a great workhorse. A simple, heavy, sharp chef knife that gets the job done, resistant to everything, that requires hand washing and that's that.

I think he's rich enough that 150 millions is not worth it...