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Billionaire Coinbase CEO Boasts That He Would Never Donate to Charity (futurism.com)

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In a recent appearance on the Katie Miller Podcast, Billionaire Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called charity a "net negative on the world."

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[–] ns1@feddit.uk 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

There are many charities that provide life-saving medical care to children. Imagine telling a child that them being alive is a net negative on the world. This comment isn't "contrarian," it's a glimpse of how utterly evil this person truly is.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 6 points 7 hours ago

I do believe that charities needing to exist in the first place is a negative thing.