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Is he one of the richest people in the world? Yes Has given money in the order of hundreds of billions to charity? Yes Both can be true.
by Izikiel43 2y ago
Is he one of the richest people in the world?
Yes
Has given money in the order of hundreds of billions to charity?
Yes
Both can be true.
- true_religion 2y agoBeing a philanthropist connotes having a purely altruistic rationale for giving away money. If you’re giving away money to shush people, or gather support for your politics, or gain something else out of it then you do not receive the beneficial connotation. Strictly going by definition, dictators can be philanthropists.
- throwaway48476 2y agoHe spends money lobbying the WHO to buy drugs from companies he's a major shareholder in. Then he pays journalists so they always write about him positively. He's brilliantly figured out how the world works.