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> Maybe it had impact on people's lives, but given Gates' net value is 100B$+, giving away a billion or two does not matter. Is it not enough for you that he w

by tasuki 4y ago

> Maybe it had impact on people's lives, but given Gates' net value is 100B$+, giving away a billion or two does not matter. Is it not enough for you that he went out of his way to improve other people's lives? Would it only satisfy you if his lifestyle suffered? > it's easy decision to make when you have that much money How do you know? Have you ever been in that position?

ThrowAgain 4y ago
> Is it not enough for you that he went out of his way to improve other people's lives? How did he went out of his way? > How do you know? Have you ever been in that position? I don't think snark is necessary here; probably there are no 100B$+ users on HN. But it's not hard to extrapolate from where am I. I have comfortable tech job, I could easily give away few thousands bucks to some charitable cause just to show off (and my quality of life wouldn't change). Would that automatically make me a good and trustworthy person? I think the answer here is no. I also guess if for some reason my net worth went up a few orders of magnitude, I could also give few orders of magnitude more. Would then I be a good and trustworthy person?
- tasuki 4y ago
  > How did he went out of his way? He spent a considerable amount of his free time. > I have comfortable tech job, I could easily give away few thousands bucks to some charitable cause just to show off (and my quality of life wouldn't change). Yes, you could. Do you? > Would that automatically make me a good and trustworthy person? I think the answer here is no. It wouldn't. But also because there are no good and bad people. There are good and bad actions. I use Linux and absolutely hate what Bill Gates was doing wrt the whole free software ecosystem. I still commend him for his charity work. > I also guess if for some reason my net worth went up a few orders of magnitude, I could also give few orders of magnitude more. Yes, you could. Would you though?

by tasuki 4y ago

ThrowAgain 4y ago

> Is it not enough for you that he went out of his way to improve other people's lives? How did he went out of his way? > How do you know? Have you ever been in that position? I don't think snark is necessary here; probably there are no 100B$+ users on HN. But it's not hard to extrapolate from where am I. I have comfortable tech job, I could easily give away few thousands bucks to some charitable cause just to show off (and my quality of life wouldn't change). Would that automatically make me a good and trustworthy person? I think the answer here is no. I also guess if for some reason my net worth went up a few orders of magnitude, I could also give few orders of magnitude more. Would then I be a good and trustworthy person?

tasuki 4y ago
> How did he went out of his way? He spent a considerable amount of his free time. > I have comfortable tech job, I could easily give away few thousands bucks to some charitable cause just to show off (and my quality of life wouldn't change). Yes, you could. Do you? > Would that automatically make me a good and trustworthy person? I think the answer here is no. It wouldn't. But also because there are no good and bad people. There are good and bad actions. I use Linux and absolutely hate what Bill Gates was doing wrt the whole free software ecosystem. I still commend him for his charity work. > I also guess if for some reason my net worth went up a few orders of magnitude, I could also give few orders of magnitude more. Yes, you could. Would you though?