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Seriously the first thing I thought of. Don't make bombastic claims if you don't know your history...

sillysaurusx 5y ago
1324 is nearly a millennium ago. I think they can have this one. It's also hard to measure wealth from that era with respect to modern money systems. Most money is an abstraction now. Was it then? He also made the city a part of his empire when he returned in 1325. I'm not sure enriching an area and then capturing it counts as giving away your wealth.
- monocasa 5y ago
  "The city", he crashed the market for the entire Mediterranean, and that was predominately because of what he gave away in Cairo (a city he never part of his empire, and the primary market for gold at the time).
  - sillysaurusx 5y ago
    He was a warlord who conquered territory with force. I don't understand how anyone can believe that his contributions were made with philanthropic intentions. Imagine Paul Graham conquering San Fransisco after measurably enriching North America. Would you still feel inclined to feel he's charitable? Timbuktu was the center of trade at the time. Making it a part of his empire was a logical move.
    - monocasa 5y ago
      > Timbuktu was peacefully annexed by King Musa I when returning from his pilgrimage in 1324 to Mecca. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Timbuktu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Timbuktu
      - sillysaurusx 5y ago
        The very next line: > The city became part of the Mali Empire and Musa I ordered the construction of a royal palace. I don't think MacKenzie is ordering anyone to build a palace for her. It's sad that this thread had to be buried because HN can't just be happy that MacKenzie is giving away wealth. It's an intellectually interesting, substantive, new phenomenon. Instead we get "Actually this warlord from the past gave away more than her" and "The best poor people are ungrateful for charity."
        monocasa 5y ago
        He paid for it. You don't think MacKenzie has a house that would be considered a palace? And what's your point now?
- DevKoala 5y ago
  "Dude lived so long ago, is okay to forget his generosity"
  - sillysaurusx 5y ago
    A warlord would need to be pretty generous to make up for their past. We're not exactly talking about a Watsi donor here.
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1324 is nearly a millennium ago. I think they can have this one. It's also hard to measure wealth from that era with respect to modern money systems. Most money is an abstraction now. Was it then? He also made the city a part of his empire when he returned in 1325. I'm not sure enriching an area and then capturing it counts as giving away your wealth.

monocasa 5y ago
"The city", he crashed the market for the entire Mediterranean, and that was predominately because of what he gave away in Cairo (a city he never part of his empire, and the primary market for gold at the time).
- sillysaurusx 5y ago
  He was a warlord who conquered territory with force. I don't understand how anyone can believe that his contributions were made with philanthropic intentions. Imagine Paul Graham conquering San Fransisco after measurably enriching North America. Would you still feel inclined to feel he's charitable? Timbuktu was the center of trade at the time. Making it a part of his empire was a logical move.
  - monocasa 5y ago
    > Timbuktu was peacefully annexed by King Musa I when returning from his pilgrimage in 1324 to Mecca. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Timbuktu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Timbuktu
    - sillysaurusx 5y ago
      The very next line: > The city became part of the Mali Empire and Musa I ordered the construction of a royal palace. I don't think MacKenzie is ordering anyone to build a palace for her. It's sad that this thread had to be buried because HN can't just be happy that MacKenzie is giving away wealth. It's an intellectually interesting, substantive, new phenomenon. Instead we get "Actually this warlord from the past gave away more than her" and "The best poor people are ungrateful for charity."
      - monocasa 5y ago
        He paid for it. You don't think MacKenzie has a house that would be considered a palace? And what's your point now?
DevKoala 5y ago
"Dude lived so long ago, is okay to forget his generosity"
- sillysaurusx 5y ago
  A warlord would need to be pretty generous to make up for their past. We're not exactly talking about a Watsi donor here.
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