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> It's truly a shame that so much money is poured into such utterly wasteful possessions, rather than scientific research, philanthropy, or mitigating climate c
by madeofpalk 8y ago
> It's truly a shame that so much money is poured into such utterly wasteful possessions, rather than scientific research, philanthropy, or mitigating climate change
Realistically speaking, are these areas lacking money? Will throwing more money at the problem solve it, or is it another one of those "nine women can't make a baby in one month" problems?
Really, I find it hard to care about what other people do with their own time, effort or money. I'm not trying to stan billionaires, but really, who cares that they bought a yacht?
- pjc50 8y ago> philanthropy, or mitigating climate change These could consume the wealth of several billionaires, make a difference to hundreds of thousands of individuals, and still not make much of a visible dent in the scope of the problems.
- EForEndeavour 8y agoUpon what are you basing this assertion? Wealth disparity is huge, and increasing over time. Specifically, the richest 1% of Americans own about 40% of all wealth, whereas the bottom 90% of Americans only own ~20%. This implies that "consum[ing] the wealth of several billionaires" would make a huge dent in wealth inequality, and could dramatically reshape society -- in both good and bad ways, depending on how the wealth is used, and depending on unintended consequences. Also, depending on the problem you're trying to solve, "hundreds of thousands of individuals" could very well constitute your entire problem space.