I just sold a company for 40 million USD.
What do you even do with that sort of moderate influence?
It's too little to build (or crash) world economies, and I'm too indecisive to invest a single dime in a publicly traded company. No, scratch that. I'll never invest a god-damn scent-of-sent in their game.
What the fuck man, what do I even do with this?
Building on the "fuck you" position.
$40m isn't enough to live the rest of your life out freely in a place like California, but in a place like West Virginia you could buy a town. If it were me, I'd put that money in a few places that generate good interest, which will pay taxes and general expenses. Move to a place that's cheap to live, a place that's isolated, a place where you can step out on your back porch and fire a rifle and not piss off anybody, nor put them in danger.
I was looking at Scranton, PA as a general location, found a nice house here. You're secluded and in the middle of nowhere, only a few neighbors, on a small lake. It's a half-day drive to NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, anywhere in NJ/DE/MD/VA/NY/CT/RI/MA. It's a great jumping-off point while still be isolated. Even better if you are an sportsman, as PA is about the best you can find--the first Monday after Thanksgiving is practically a state holiday.
As for influence... who the fuck cares. $40m won't buy you international influence, and only a couple instances of national at best. Live your life, don't fuck with that bullshit. If you don't want to end up with concrete shoes in the Susquehanna then don't get into that. Live your life, do it quietly, do it happily. $40m buys you 10 years in CA, but buys you and your children a lifetime of comfort in PA.
Even better in WV, but you just don't have access to anything there--that's the true "fuck you" location. That's "fortress on a hill and quietly kill intruders" kind of "fuck you".