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Let’s test that… say Bezos really wanted the bridge gone. If Bezos were to pay $100B, half to the government and half to your favorite charity, would you say th
by mwint 4y ago
Let’s test that… say Bezos really wanted the bridge gone. If Bezos were to pay $100B, half to the government and half to your favorite charity, would you say that’s a good deal?
10B? 1B?
Money doesn’t buy everything, but being too principled about that can harm causes you care about.
- Clent 4y agoWhat about a charity makes it magically better?
- mwint 4y agoGovernment welfare funding, whatever. I’m only trying to illustrate that a billionaire throwing vast amounts of money at a nominally evil thing they want, can easily be offset by society redirecting that money to something “good”. It’s better to work with the billionaire and harvest their billions for good, than to say “no, you cannot do this thing, ever, for any compensation”
- pawsforthought 4y agoThe pragmatist in me says you make a good point. The idealist in me shrivels in disgust nevertheless.