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> Does Jody Allen secretly hate Paul? Given the literal billions they have, it seems pretty spiteful how the LCM and Cinerama were treated. She probably has he

> Does Jody Allen secretly hate Paul? Given the literal billions they have, it seems pretty spiteful how the LCM and Cinerama were treated. She probably has her own priorities, and is shifting things to match them. IIRC, this phenomenon somewhat well known in philanthropy: if you setup a long-lived foundation, it will it will end up reflecting the priorities of the future staff even if those bear little resemblance (or are even opposed) to those of the founder. Everyone wants to do what they want, not what some dead guy wanted, even if all the money was actually his. I believe this has caused some people to give up on the perpetual foundation idea, and structure their fortunes to get spent on their goals by a certain deadline. It probably would have been better for the LCM if Paul Allen had set it up as some autonomous endowed thing controlled by a board of hard-core retro-computing enthusiasts.

throwaway14284 4y ago
It was well known that she had her own priorities before Paul's death. It's unfortunate he ignored that. > Former members of the security detail... have said in sworn depositions that Vulcan CEO Jody Allen sexually harassed bodyguards while also directing them to smuggle animal bones out of Africa and Antarctica. At least two former employees said they heard Jody Allen had smuggled ivory out of Africa in violation of U.S. and international law... https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Seahawks-owner-Paul-Allen-sister-settle-as-4978500.php https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Seahawks-owner...
smeyer 4y ago
For anyone curious about this phenomenon, the Ford Foundation is a notable example. Henry Ford was notably racist and the Ford Foundation does a lot that is focused on racial diversity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Foundation
- CobrastanJorji 4y ago
  Isn't that exactly the same phenomenon but with a positive outcome? Ford setup a long-lived foundation, and it ended up up reflecting the priorities of the future staff and bore little resemblance (or was even opposed) to those of the founder.
  - tablespoon 4y ago
    > Isn't that exactly the same phenomenon... Isn't that to be expected? It was offered as an example of the phenomenon. > ...but with a positive outcome? There are people who think shuttering the Living Computer Museum is a positive outcome. I'd wager the vast majority of Americans would chose to spend that money on something besides keeping obsolete computers running.

throwaway14284 4y ago

It was well known that she had her own priorities before Paul's death. It's unfortunate he ignored that. > Former members of the security detail... have said in sworn depositions that Vulcan CEO Jody Allen sexually harassed bodyguards while also directing them to smuggle animal bones out of Africa and Antarctica. At least two former employees said they heard Jody Allen had smuggled ivory out of Africa in violation of U.S. and international law... https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Seahawks-owner-Paul-Allen-sister-settle-as-4978500.php https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Seahawks-owner...

smeyer 4y ago

For anyone curious about this phenomenon, the Ford Foundation is a notable example. Henry Ford was notably racist and the Ford Foundation does a lot that is focused on racial diversity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Foundation

CobrastanJorji 4y ago
Isn't that exactly the same phenomenon but with a positive outcome? Ford setup a long-lived foundation, and it ended up up reflecting the priorities of the future staff and bore little resemblance (or was even opposed) to those of the founder.
- tablespoon 4y ago
  > Isn't that exactly the same phenomenon... Isn't that to be expected? It was offered as an example of the phenomenon. > ...but with a positive outcome? There are people who think shuttering the Living Computer Museum is a positive outcome. I'd wager the vast majority of Americans would chose to spend that money on something besides keeping obsolete computers running.