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Right, the then world's richest started a charitable trust purely so he could improve his public image.
by praneshp 8y ago
Right, the then world's richest started a charitable trust purely so he could improve his public image.
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- dralley 8y agoI'm sure the competitive drive to dominate (in generosity) plays a role. Look at the rivalry between Rockefeller and Carnegie for example. Once they grew old and their companies either bought out (Carnegie) or broken up by the feds (Rockefeller) they basically switched to seeing who could get their names put on the most public buildings by building libraries, universities, etc.
- ficklepickle 8y agoWhat else is he going to do? At that level of wealth, the marginal returns on greed have diminished to almost zero. So one must find another way to feed ones ego. What is left apart from fulfilling the god complex and saving the world? Edit: has->have
- praneshp 8y ago> What is left apart from fulfilling the god complex and saving the world? Well one thing I can think of is wanting to make the world better