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There are so many examples of massive fortunes that were given away completely. No mention of them at all. Andrew Carnegie gave away a larger fortune as a perce

There are so many examples of massive fortunes that were given away completely. No mention of them at all. Andrew Carnegie gave away a larger fortune as a percentage of GDP for instance. Chuck Feeney, inspired by Andrew Carnegie and his essay Wealth, gave away his fortune anonymously while alive: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-54300268 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-54300268

reginold 5y ago
But there's no calls for Scott Hall ;)
ramraj07 5y ago
Not to discount but Mackenzie Scott is giving it away within a few years of getting it. Not wait till the end of their lives and just write it off. Still great to do, but not to discount the impressiveness of what she’s doing.
- notsureaboutpg 5y ago
  This isn't true. She's essentially had all the fruits of that wealth during her entire marriage to Bezos. I mean, she just "legally" got it. But in reality she was getting to enjoy it for decades.
- jimbob45 5y ago
  The dead comment below yours had a legitimate point but it’s highly unlikely she could have actually been as philanthropic while still married to Jeff due to sharing issues.
- marcell 5y ago
  Mackenzie Scott didn’t earn her fortune, so it’s not really comprable to those who did. She is giving away a windfall.
  - GhettoComputers 5y ago
    She did help with Amazon starting, I don’t think she was a trophy wife who had no effect on Amazon.
  - stbtrax 5y ago
    yeah because all of the wealthy bootstrapped themselves and didn't start with a fortune or great privilege
    - missedthecue 5y ago
      Lots of people start with fortunes and great privilege. Why aren't they all worth $60B? Both you and I are in places of great privilege. Why aren't we billionaires?
      - selcuka 5y ago
        That's totally irrelevant. The point is the relatively low number of bootstrapped billionaires. Bezos started with a $250K (equivalent to $450K today) "investment" from his parents yet some criticise Scott for not earning her own fortune.
        missedthecue 5y ago
        Jeff Bezos had been running Amazon for a year before his parents invested $250k in it. He did not start with that.
        umeshunni 5y ago
        Any rando can get a 250K investment from VCs today, so that is irrelevant.
  - thereare5lights 5y ago
    Categorically false. She was literally one of the first employees.
  - ramraj07 5y ago

reginold 5y ago

But there's no calls for Scott Hall ;)

ramraj07 5y ago

Not to discount but Mackenzie Scott is giving it away within a few years of getting it. Not wait till the end of their lives and just write it off. Still great to do, but not to discount the impressiveness of what she’s doing.

notsureaboutpg 5y ago
This isn't true. She's essentially had all the fruits of that wealth during her entire marriage to Bezos. I mean, she just "legally" got it. But in reality she was getting to enjoy it for decades.
jimbob45 5y ago
The dead comment below yours had a legitimate point but it’s highly unlikely she could have actually been as philanthropic while still married to Jeff due to sharing issues.
marcell 5y ago
Mackenzie Scott didn’t earn her fortune, so it’s not really comprable to those who did. She is giving away a windfall.
- GhettoComputers 5y ago
  She did help with Amazon starting, I don’t think she was a trophy wife who had no effect on Amazon.
- stbtrax 5y ago
  yeah because all of the wealthy bootstrapped themselves and didn't start with a fortune or great privilege
  - missedthecue 5y ago
    Lots of people start with fortunes and great privilege. Why aren't they all worth $60B? Both you and I are in places of great privilege. Why aren't we billionaires?
    - selcuka 5y ago
      That's totally irrelevant. The point is the relatively low number of bootstrapped billionaires. Bezos started with a $250K (equivalent to $450K today) "investment" from his parents yet some criticise Scott for not earning her own fortune.
      - missedthecue 5y ago
        Jeff Bezos had been running Amazon for a year before his parents invested $250k in it. He did not start with that.
      - umeshunni 5y ago
        Any rando can get a 250K investment from VCs today, so that is irrelevant.
- thereare5lights 5y ago
  Categorically false. She was literally one of the first employees.
- ramraj07 5y ago