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I think we’ve probably all regretted doing things we’ve done to “pay the mortgage” at various times in our past — that doesn’t necessitate that we donate that m
by ovao 8y ago
I think we’ve probably all regretted doing things we’ve done to “pay the mortgage” at various times in our past — that doesn’t necessitate that we donate that money to charity.
- paulcole 8y agoMost of us don't invent world-changing products to "pay the mortgage" and our regret over our work isn't featured in articles on major news websites. We're talking apples and oranges here.
- ovao 8y agoIf your argument is that scale or extent of publicity is the differentiator, then we’re not talking apples and oranges: we’re talking apples and bigger apples. The decision to be philanthropic is personal. Both in the sense that it’s up to the individual to choose based on their own feelings and in the sense that it’s, frankly, no one else’s business.
- paulcole 8y ago> The decision to be philanthropic is personal So is the decision to be regretful but he sure went public about that. It's a little hypocritical to publicly chastise himself, "boy I wish I hadn't done this awful thing that I profited massively from" and then do nothing else. Also an ocean and a puddle are both bodies of water but I wouldn't say the differentiator is scale.