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Yes this has basically been the modus operandi of the gates foundation and it took them 10 years to make a dent on Malaria. They still have no clue how to “effi
by pj_mukh 2y ago
Yes this has basically been the modus operandi of the gates foundation and it took them 10 years to make a dent on Malaria. They still have no clue how to “efficiently” reduce famines.
They won’t touch American housing problems with a 10ft pole. That should tell you something.
Go to Berkeley, tell them a Billionaire wants to build housing for the homeless in their neighborhood. See what happens.
It’s a hard pill to swallow but the best thing billionaires can do is let us tax them and then butt out go fly rockets. The political problems is upto the rest of us.
- exceptione 2y agoThe housing problem in the USA is mostly a NIMBY. It is difficult to get projects from the ground.
- latexr 2y ago> They won’t touch American housing problems with a 10ft pole. Why do you keep insisting on the USA? It’s not the only country in the world. > Go to Berkeley I will not. I’m not American. > It’s a hard pill to swallow but the best thing billionaires can do is let us tax them Maybe it’s a hard pill to swallow for the billionaire, but I personally agree and think you’re right. However, this conversation started with someone asking “what do you do with a a lot of money past a point” and offering only a private space agency as an alternative to working on AGI. My point was there are many other problems worth pursuing.
- pj_mukh 2y agoMy point was every other problem would be made worse by a billionaire pushing his/her money in there. Everyone is a couple of billions of money funneled away from becoming the next George Soros. If you don’t think NIMBYism and degrowth is a problem in your country yet, just give it a couple of years. It just hit England, you’re next. No billionaire can save you.