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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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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 4 hours ago

Completely missing the best excuse that Sociopathic Oligarchs have: the government shouldn't be funding social safety nets, that's the jobs of charity.

Do away with government safety nets AND charity, then the only path left for The Desperate is to remove the obstacle between themselves, and all the money in the world - The Sociopathic Oligarchs themselves.

Add this loser to The List.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

This guy's head is a message to balding men everywhere there is no hope.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago

And not-for-profit organizations are a commie scourge!

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

He's got a weird looking head

[–] huf@hexbear.net 2 points 4 hours ago

what a silly man, doesnt he like to dodge taxes by "donating" to "charity"?

[–] ns1@feddit.uk 12 points 7 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 3 hours ago

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

[–] WatermelonPaloma@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Billionaires are abominations.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 4 hours ago

You think they're bad now? Wait until they start evolving into TRILLIONAIRES. Then they'll really get squirrelly.

[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 29 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Funny, that's what I think of billionaires!

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 hours ago (5 children)

Depends on how you value human life.

Their organs can be harvested to save countless.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 4 hours ago

Well, not "countless." Sociopathic Oligarchs are a finite resource, but we should exploit that finite resource as ruthlessly as they would.

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I hear billionaires are quite the delicacy.

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 hours ago

But also extremely toxic!

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Not nearly as many lives saved from one set of organs as lives destroyed to become a billionaire.

Like not even close.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago

This is still one way they can give back. Don't worry, though, if they're donating their organs to help a few people, it means they're dead, and we can use their estate to help a whole lot more!

[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 hours ago

Yuck! Probably full of adrenochrome 🫪

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

There's only so many billionaires, with so many organs, a lot of those organs will be trash, so you could definitely count how many lives could be saved.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago

Those organs have had the best treatment, good food, expert medical care, some have even been infused with the blood of healthy young athletes. Sure, a few have stressed their organs with cocaine, cigars, and expensive scotch, but most will be well-preserved.

I say go for it.

[–] Corngood@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 hours ago

He's kind of right. Taxes are better than charity.