Thinking in percents is not always the way to make a correct assumption. $300 mln is still $300 mln even if it's 0.6% of whatever budget, and claiming that it w

Thinking in percents is not always the way to make a correct assumption. $300 mln is still $300 mln even if it's 0.6% of whatever budget, and claiming that it won't make a difference is not particularly logical. The man's motivation is pure vanity, but the act of donation is not useless (though Harvard management can make it so, but that's a different story).