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Bill Gates, who has pivoted to Generative AI in the past 3 years, now thinks too many resources are spent on climate change. (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'll just say that I believe that billionaires could be enabling the creation of a better society and world order in any number of more meaningful ways - without resigning or blowing significant chunks of their wealth.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 7 months ago

Absolutely. I'm not defending any billionaire or group of billionaires here, only pushing back against the idea that "if a billionaire cared about humanity, they'd give over the vast amount of their wealth immediately."