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> The juxtaposition felt Kafkaesque and a bit sleazy How surprising that Carnegie[1] Mellon[2] University would honor a businessman and financier who donated a

> The juxtaposition felt Kafkaesque and a bit sleazy How surprising that Carnegie[1] Mellon[2] University would honor a businessman and financier who donated a small fortune to the school! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Mellon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Mellon

tempodox 3y ago
Those guys were rich and powerful, but were they also self-centered and vain?
- Loughla 3y ago
  Their names are literally the school name now. So, that's probably strike 1 if I had to guess.