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No, not for her. But $50K could be life-changing for lots of people. $50K donated to a battered women's shelter would probably do more good than $50K spent cl
by ridgeguy 9y ago
No, not for her.
But $50K could be life-changing for lots of people.
$50K donated to a battered women's shelter would probably do more good than $50K spent cloning a dog.
And I speak as one who has a dog whom I love so much that if I had Streisand's wealth, I'd be seriously tempted by the cloning option, but wouldn't do it.
If tech progress brought the cloning cost down to $1K, I'd rethink the matter.
- noonespecial 9y ago>If tech progress brought the cloning cost down to $1K, I'd rethink the matter. Rich people splashing $50k on it when its brand new is exactly how this comes about. Lots of people with "too much" money buy stupid cars you can hardly sit in and ridiculous mechanical watches that barely keep time for far more. This seems pretty tame to me.
- gilbetron 9y agoYeah, that's actually a thing I was thinking about. Rich people doing "stupid" things actually finances companies to improve and advance so that "stupid" things become affordable. $50k is dumb. $1k, I'd think about. $300, I'd do today for my 14 1/2 year old "bullet" (pitbull+basset) mix dog :)
- _rpd 9y agoStreisand is already a notable philanthropist, even if she gave away 99% of her wealth $50k still wouldn't be a huge amount for her.