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> (m|b)illionaires making their money from the Internet could easily sponsor the project. The thing is: When you're the kind of person that is able to amass m-
by Quanttek 6y ago
> (m|b)illionaires making their money from the Internet could easily sponsor the project.
The thing is: When you're the kind of person that is able to amass m-/billions, you're unlikely to be very altruistic. Most of these people had to, excuse my language, fuck over people (workers, customers, investors, the larger public) along the way in various ways. You simply can't be a billionaire without some kind of severe exploitation and it is unlikely that, when you have no qualms doing so in one area, it is unlikely you care about people's livelihoods etc. in other areas (there are some exceptions ofc, Bill Gates comes to mind). Jeff Bezos is a perfect example: The richest person on earth has donated what amounts to a few cents for an ordinary person but with great public fanfare. Not even during the COVID-19 pandemic, he views it as necessary (cf. with Jack Dorsey, donating 1/3 of his wealth).
- input_sh 6y ago> (cf. with Jack Dorsey, donating 1/3 of his wealth). He shifted 1/3 of his Square shares to an LLC. So far, that LLC has donated a little over 7 million.
- Proven 6y ago> Jeff Bezos is a perfect example: The richest person on earth has donated what amounts to a few cents for an ordinary person but with great public fanfare. Bezos has run his company for close to 20 years without making much profit. That's tens of billions in giveaways. And he has created enormous amounts of wealth for everyone who bought Amazon shares. What have you done?
- mr_woozy 6y agofuck off with your generalizations.
- yencabulator 6y ago> Bill Gates comes to mind I'd argue that Bill Gates is regretting his previous actions and trying to fix his "karma" in his retirement. He was just as bad as the rest of them.
- Quanttek 6y agoOh no, I agree! He was definitely ruthless during his reign as the head of Microsoft. Generally, when one can show such disregard than one has an overall character allowing for that, so it's rare that people would behave differently when it comes to their wealth. But, of course, people can change - even if it is out of a feeling of guilt.