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You should hang out with wealthy people. A large portion of our conversations(as a 10%er) is about how we can create products, services, or nonprofit organizat
by mkirklions 8y ago
You should hang out with wealthy people.
A large portion of our conversations(as a 10%er) is about how we can create products, services, or nonprofit organizations that help people.
This also seems to neglect that Exchange has both parties benefiting.
- pdimitar 8y agoAssuming you are part of those people: Have they seen ONE such project from start to end that made real difference? Like I don't know, here's something egotistic: help one family -- buy them a beach house, supply them with tech and some financial reserves, AND help them build a profitable consultancy so they don't hang on your neck until you die? Something communal: or just build a well-funded school where they personally pay the fair wages of the teachers? For 10 years? I've been hearing a lot about the wealthy thinking of how to help. IMO it always stops at thinking only. At this point I've come to think they want to feel good about themselves but not really make a difference.
- mkirklions 8y agoWithout a doubt, have you not seen the progress humanity has 'selfishly' experienced.
- pdimitar 8y agoSorry, didn't get you. In any case, I've never seen somebody rich actually make a difference anywhere. I mean it's normal if they want to protect the sources of their wealth -- to an extent -- but there are many good deeds to be done that don't involve them sacrificing their wealth. Hence I concluded the occasional charity tooting is just a feel-good factor for them.