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I get where you’re coming from but I don’t think this is a practical or helpful attitude. He should get kudos for doing societally useful things with his money
by Swenrekcah 6y ago
I get where you’re coming from but I don’t think this is a practical or helpful attitude.
He should get kudos for doing societally useful things with his money instead of lobbying the government for more tax breaks.
- tarboreus 6y agoYes. I think he has done a ton of damage and set computing back at least a cumulative decade. But it's also better that he does something decent with his money. Both can be true.
- Swenrekcah 6y agoI have no opinion on his computer legacy. What I mean is that it’s not helpful to bash billionaires for sincere altruism and for investing in societally useful activities. It can be helpful to bash government for shitty policies that don’t tax wealth properly or something like that. It can also be helpful to bash billionaires that don’t carry their weight. If you’re angry at the students that don’t show up to class, don’t yell at the ones that do.