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It seems strange to me to believe that a wealthy person can spend a 100 million dollars on a yacht, but if he instead gives that money to one of the brightest m
by JamesBarney 6y ago
It seems strange to me to believe that a wealthy person can spend a 100 million dollars on a yacht, but if he instead gives that money to one of the brightest minds we have a problem.
- nlosti 6y agoNo I think the former should not be possible either.
- mcv 6y agoThis is the big paradox of the situation. Of course we want investment in science. But we don't want science to only serve the interests of the rich. We don't want the rich to choose which science happens. And the same goes for many other aspects of life. Money buys power, so the rich get to decide a lot, and that undermines democracy, objective journalism, and much more. So maybe we want money not to buy power, but only luxury? But then you get rich people who only spend their money on luxury yachts and give back nothing to society.