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I’m going out on a whim here but surely putting $7t towards solving something like food poverty in the undeveloped world, or subsidising renewable energy for th

I’m going out on a whim here but surely putting $7t towards solving something like food poverty in the undeveloped world, or subsidising renewable energy for the average person, would be of a much greater benefit to humanity than further lining the already bursting pockets of entitled individuals. Call me old fashioned but having living, healthy humans is more valuable to humanity than an, albeit impressive, text generator

gonzo41 3y ago
For 7 trillion dollars we could probably build high speed train from NY to London, Or Sydney to LA. Or convert every coal plant in the world into some version of green energy. It's a crazy large amount of money. You're not old fashioned. You're sensible.
teamonkey 3y ago
Remember when Elon tweeted out that he would spend his potential $6bn tax write-off to save world hunger if only someone would give him a plan, then the UN sent him a plan that would save 42 million people from food poverty, then instead of doing that he donated it to his own foundation instead? https://truthout.org/articles/musk-pledged-6b-to-solve-world-hunger-but-gave-it-to-his-own-foundation-instead/ https://truthout.org/articles/musk-pledged-6b-to-solve-world...
- zx8080 3y ago
  Does it mean that he has no trust in the UN? It does not matter much here, but most probably he's not the only one.
- magicalhippo 3y ago
  He asked for a plan to solve world hunger. The plan he got[1] was a band-aid at best. WFP even highlight it in bold themselves: > US$6.6 billion is needed to avert catastrophe. So yeah, not a plan to solve world hunger... Which goes to say, the problem is much greater than what some pocket money[2] can solve. [1]: https://www.wfp.org/stories/wfps-plan-support-42-million-people-brink-famine https://www.wfp.org/stories/wfps-plan-support-42-million-peo... [2]: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/012715/5-richest-people-world.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/012715/5-ric...
oulipo 3y ago
Putting $7T towards mitigating climate change might be the best thing he could do

gonzo41 3y ago

For 7 trillion dollars we could probably build high speed train from NY to London, Or Sydney to LA. Or convert every coal plant in the world into some version of green energy. It's a crazy large amount of money. You're not old fashioned. You're sensible.

teamonkey 3y ago

Remember when Elon tweeted out that he would spend his potential $6bn tax write-off to save world hunger if only someone would give him a plan, then the UN sent him a plan that would save 42 million people from food poverty, then instead of doing that he donated it to his own foundation instead? https://truthout.org/articles/musk-pledged-6b-to-solve-world-hunger-but-gave-it-to-his-own-foundation-instead/ https://truthout.org/articles/musk-pledged-6b-to-solve-world...

zx8080 3y ago
Does it mean that he has no trust in the UN? It does not matter much here, but most probably he's not the only one.
magicalhippo 3y ago
He asked for a plan to solve world hunger. The plan he got[1] was a band-aid at best. WFP even highlight it in bold themselves: > US$6.6 billion is needed to avert catastrophe. So yeah, not a plan to solve world hunger... Which goes to say, the problem is much greater than what some pocket money[2] can solve. [1]: https://www.wfp.org/stories/wfps-plan-support-42-million-people-brink-famine https://www.wfp.org/stories/wfps-plan-support-42-million-peo... [2]: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/012715/5-richest-people-world.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/012715/5-ric...

oulipo 3y ago

Putting $7T towards mitigating climate change might be the best thing he could do