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I don't really think all that much about somebody who is fantastically rich giving away money that they won't miss. Although it's still somewhat cool because o
by jakejake 14y ago
I don't really think all that much about somebody who is fantastically rich giving away money that they won't miss. Although it's still somewhat cool because other fantastically rich people wouldn't do this and seem more concerned with increasing their own wealth to an obscene amount.
- HeyLaughingBoy 14y agoNow there's a backhanded compliment! Dude, it doesn't matter how rich he is. He gave away his own money to the people who are making him rich as a gesture of thanks and goodwill. WTF would you find anything to belittle that?
- jakejake 14y agoI agree it's a nice gesture & there's nothing negative about it. Just don't expect me to bow when you throw out a few scraps to us peasants. I'd be more impressed by somebody who is living check-to-check donating $10 to a good cause.
- malnourish 14y agoIt is our responsibility to do what we can, some can do more. Do not belittle those that are doing what they can. We must encourage the wealthy to give back, and snide remarks are certainly not encouraging.
- MattSayar 14y agoExactly. He didn't say, "Well, I guess I don't need this. Here, I'll just let my employees deal with it." He made a conscious decision to not increase his wealth for the benefit of others.
- keithpeter 14y agoMark Shuttleworth (Canonical/Ubuntu) is quite good on this idea. Shuttleworth sold Thawte to Verisign for quite a lot of money. He is on record as suggesting that there is only so much you can actually buy. Money should be used to make things happen. Whatever you think of Ubuntu, he has certainly done that.
- sharkweek 14y agoI will gladly "deal" with any money my boss needs me to
- brazzy 14y agoLet's put it like this: it deserves some praise, but not as much praise as someone donating a kidney, wouldn't you agree? Yet this is newsworthy and earns praise from all over the world, while people who actually do donate a kidney barely make it into local news, if at all.
- wtvanhest 14y agoI'm pretty sure Kidneys sell for less than $3m on the black market.