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> In February 2011, Feeney became a signatory to The Giving Pledge. In his letter to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the founders of The Giving Pledge, Feeney wr
by trynewideas 6y ago
> In February 2011, Feeney became a signatory to The Giving Pledge. In his letter to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the founders of The Giving Pledge, Feeney writes, "I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while one is living—to personally devote oneself to meaningful efforts to improve the human condition. More importantly, today's needs are so great and varied that intelligent philanthropic support and positive interventions can have greater value and impact today than if they are delayed when the needs are greater."
- olivermarks 6y agoI'd love to know what Feeney thinks of Gates in 2020
- leesec 6y agoWhy?
- olivermarks 6y agohttps://www.ft.com/content/f999c4e4-78a2-4f83-9beb-91c15dccd0b8 https://www.ft.com/content/f999c4e4-78a2-4f83-9beb-91c15dccd... Opinion Coronavirus treatment Bill & Melinda Gates: Vaccine fairness will make us all safer | Free to read Sharing Covid-19 jabs equitably would result in fewer deaths and faster control everywhere'
- bena 6y agoWhat about this article? Context, provide it.
- olivermarks 6y agohttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/11/18129580/gates-donations-charity-billionaire-philanthropy https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/11/18129580/gates...
- bena 6y agoYou are just doing the same thing. Posting an article with no context. That and making snide remarks. If you want to say something, say it. Use articles to bolster your point, sure, but posting them without commentary isn't discussion.
- olivermarks 6y ago@bena do you have a point to make here? Where are my 'snide comments'??? Gates is exponentially wealthier than Feeney, and is extremely noisy in the media he funds as the second wealthiest human on the planet. I wonder what Feeney makes of Gates in 2020.
- bena 6y ago> I wonder what Feeney makes of Gates in 2020. Stuff like that. My point is that spamming links with no other commentary makes me wonder if you have a point here.
- olivermarks 6y agoIf you'd actually bothered to read the two 'spam' links as you called them you would understand the point I was making. Link one: FT oped by Gates published today about Covid19 Vaccines Link Two: Article about Gates rapidly growing fortune and how difficult it is for people as rich as he is to give away money.
- bena 6y agoAnd what do either of those have to do with Freeney's opinion on Gates? We're not going to try and guess what you're thinking, you have to tell us.
- olivermarks 6y ago'We'????
- olivermarks 6y agohttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/11/18129580/gates-donations-charity-billionaire-philanthropy https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/11/18129580/gates...
- hamburglar 6y agoPlease make a point rather than just pasting insinuations and links to articles. Neither of the two articles you've provided give any reason Feeney would have a negative opinion of Gates.
- olivermarks 6y agoI don't assume Feeney has a negative opinion of Gates, everything he has said publicly has been supportive of Gates. Given Gates central role in driving for global pandemic vaccines, I wonder what Feeney thinks of that huge global and very public project. The Ft Gates oped link above is from today, I just read it before opening HN and seeing the Forbes Feeney post.
- hamburglar 6y agoAre you suggesting that Feeney thinks less of it because it's public giving? I just get the impression that that's Feeney's style, not that he thinks other philanthropists need to act that way.
- olivermarks 6y agoi am not making any suggestions, I am wondering what Feeney, who has quietly donated huge sums with no fanfare or hype (example: SF UCSF children's hospital, see elsewhere in these comments, is named the Benioff children's hospital despite the fact Feeney donated more than Benioff for the hospital). I have no idea what Feeney makes of Gates in 2020 but I'd love to know. No insinuations, me projecting what I think he thinks...
- olivermarks 6y ago@hamburglar I have no idea hence my question. Feeney's style has been to very privately and anonymously find worthwhile projects and fund them. Gates owns giant swathes of the media and is vastly wealthier than Feeney. I wonder what Feeney makes of that during the current global pandemic. (the reply link is not appearing on posts, so this may be out of thread order)
- s_dev 6y agoThey both think highly of each other and are on the record having said so.