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> I remember Musk offered to solve world hunger but the NGO people who said they could do it flaked when (pen in hand) he offered to cut them a cheque. I hadn'

• motohagiography 5y ago
  According to the mashable link, the world food program people just said, "it's complicated, let's meet," to shift responsibility, and then said went around saying he didn't follow through.
  • compiler-guy 5y ago
    It is complicated and although money can help, many of the problems have to do with corruption and graft, rather than a lack of resources. The United States alone gives 3.7 billion dollars a year in aid [1]. And the sum total of world aid is much greater. But if the dictators and juntas on the ground aren’t willing to help, and if the logistics companies and war lords redirect it to their friends, more money doesn’t really help. And nor does a clever plan from the UN, which is already trying to avoid the grifters, but also has its share of internal corruption. 1. https://www.usaid.gov/food-assistance/faq#:~:text=In%20fiscal%20year%202018%2C%20USAID,cash%20transfers%20and%20food%20vouchers https://www.usaid.gov/food-assistance/faq#:~:text=In%20fisca....
• goodluckchuck 5y ago
  > U.N. World Food Program executive director David Beasley did respond to Musk's original tweet last month, clarifying that "$6B will not solve world hunger..."