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Why are people acting like this is a big deal? His net worth is $3.6B (not sure if that includes the $850M he walked away from). Giving up $850M when you alrea
by Johnny555 8y ago
Why are people acting like this is a big deal? His net worth is $3.6B (not sure if that includes the $850M he walked away from).
Giving up $850M when you already have $2B doesn't seem like much of a sacrifice, and is unlikely to change his life at all.
Giving up $850K when you have $2M would be a bigger sacrifice than giving up $850M when you already have $2B.
- throwaway5250 8y agoI'd say it's a big deal because $850M donated to a worthy cause (e.g., GiveWell) could have made a big difference in the world. I've suffered far more for far less.
- Johnny555 8y agoIf you're going to call him out for not staying at FB long enough to get the $850M to donate it somewhere, why not also call him out for not donating most of his $3B fortune? Surely he could scrape by on even a paltry $1B. What's the difference from telling someone to stick it out long enough to vest more stock versus telling him to just donate some portion of his already vast fortune?
- retsibsi 8y agoIt would be good if he did either or both of those things. The original question was why giving up $850,000,000 is a big deal when you're already super-rich. The answer is that, even if it won't affect your living standards, it's still worth $850,000,000 to the people you could use it to help.