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One of these is unlike the others. > Musk Musk participates in disaster relief, education and The Giving Pledge.[1] > Ellison Ellison participates in The Gi

One of these is unlike the others. > Musk Musk participates in disaster relief, education and The Giving Pledge.[1] > Ellison Ellison participates in The Giving Pledge. [2] > Gates Really? > Bezos Bezos supports the Dreamers (after some pressure, yes). [3] > Jobs Jobs shut down Apple's philanthropy department when we returned to Apple in 1997.[4] [1]: http://www.borgenmagazine.com/elon-musks-humanitarian-efforts/ http://www.borgenmagazine.com/elon-musks-humanitarian-effort... [2]: https://associationsnow.com/2014/09/larry-ellison-teaches-nature-philanthropy/ https://associationsnow.com/2014/09/larry-ellison-teaches-na... [3]: https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/jeff-bezos-first-big-charitable-gift-is-diabolically-clever.html https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/jeff-bezos-first-big-charit... [4]: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/yes-you-can-think-less-steve-jobs-not-being-philanthropist/338546/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/yes-y...

ProAm 8y ago
Philanthropy is not the only metric when considering if someone is a good person. And admittedly I have no first hand knowledge into any of these people, only information provided from books, interviews and biographies so my impression of these people may not be accurate at all.
- zamalek 8y ago
  > Philanthropy is not the only metric when considering if someone is a good person. And a biography is?
  - marcelluspye 8y ago
    It would paint a more complete picture of who they are. Better yet, a personal diary or collection of letters (an autobiography gives too much room for the author to lie).
tluyben2 8y ago
You can be an asshole of a human on some scale and still be a philanthropist. Human to human interaction has little to do with giving to charity.
- GW150914 8y ago
  It can also be purely rehabilitation for the image, as in the case of Alfred Nobel and his prize. How many people know about the Nobel Prizes? How many know how Nobel made his money?

ProAm 8y ago

Philanthropy is not the only metric when considering if someone is a good person. And admittedly I have no first hand knowledge into any of these people, only information provided from books, interviews and biographies so my impression of these people may not be accurate at all.

zamalek 8y ago
> Philanthropy is not the only metric when considering if someone is a good person. And a biography is?
- marcelluspye 8y ago
  It would paint a more complete picture of who they are. Better yet, a personal diary or collection of letters (an autobiography gives too much room for the author to lie).

tluyben2 8y ago

You can be an asshole of a human on some scale and still be a philanthropist. Human to human interaction has little to do with giving to charity.

GW150914 8y ago
It can also be purely rehabilitation for the image, as in the case of Alfred Nobel and his prize. How many people know about the Nobel Prizes? How many know how Nobel made his money?