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Well, most of the rich people I know donate to all kinds of actual charities, and they also, you know, create lots of JOBS - that's why they're rich. Creating

by dedward 15y ago

Well, most of the rich people I know donate to all kinds of actual charities, and they also, you know, create lots of JOBS - that's why they're rich. Creating lots of jobs is pretty awesome. They also often work quite hard at ensuring those jobs stay where they are. The interweb forums all make the same mistake of lumping in "Rich people" into a single category. Do Directors and C-level executives of large corporations make possibly immoral, evil decisions? Seems like it. They're often rich people, sometimes because of the company they are working on, sometimes that's only part of it. Or none of it. Are there dynastic families full of rich people with some useless people who don't really contribute anything of value to humanity and just kind of hang out and party their entire lives until they die of a drug overdose or cancer with no real friends? Sure. Money and wealth are not what the average person who considers themselves "not rich" think they are. I'm not rich by these VC standards, but most of the people in my country of residence would consider me rich - compared to them, I am, in their view. Not in mine. So - at christmas I go out and buy toys for 300 poor kids. None of that money goes to fund anyone's paycheck - I wrap the stuff up in paper, write some notes, and load it onto the truck. It goes to be distributed. Is that an awesome thing? It sure is for those kids and their families every christmas. What you do with what you have for reasons other than the accumulation of wealth is up to each of us individually. And the most valuable thing many people have to offer? Time.

maigret 15y ago
You seem to have a quite white/black view of the world. Managers in most locations, in small or big companies, often try to do their best to keep employment local. Partly this has to do with the fact to be able to show "their" team physically and so showing their power. But mostly it is because they are just human beings working hard and feeling some responsibility for their people. At least that's how I see it in Germany where the economy is doing quite good due to that attitude. Owners of small company may need more engagement because they are more accountable and have much less of safety, but that's why they also get the jackpot when they succeed. Owning a company also takes a big toll on the family life. Being an executive is already a strain on the private life BTW. So everything has a price and a risk, some more and some less - telling that large corporations are evil brings nothing to the discussion I think.

by dedward 15y ago

maigret 15y ago

You seem to have a quite white/black view of the world. Managers in most locations, in small or big companies, often try to do their best to keep employment local. Partly this has to do with the fact to be able to show "their" team physically and so showing their power. But mostly it is because they are just human beings working hard and feeling some responsibility for their people. At least that's how I see it in Germany where the economy is doing quite good due to that attitude. Owners of small company may need more engagement because they are more accountable and have much less of safety, but that's why they also get the jackpot when they succeed. Owning a company also takes a big toll on the family life. Being an executive is already a strain on the private life BTW. So everything has a price and a risk, some more and some less - telling that large corporations are evil brings nothing to the discussion I think.