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Everything "good" he has ever done was an investment against pitchforks that he knows he deserves.
When he doesn't have to fear pitchforks, it stops being a good investment for the commoners to think he's on our side.
If a billionaire cared about humanity, they'd give over the vast amount of their wealth immediately.
Doesn't mean refuse what they give away freely, just means never settle for just that, and never trust it'll be there next time.
they'd give over the vast amount of their wealth immediately.
To who? I don't think your average starving child has much use for the sort of assets Bill Gates is sporting. He and other billionaires should be taxed to the ground, but failing that using the monetary returns from one's wealth to make the world is the strat here.
To who?
To potential international organizations that would spearhead development of impoverished or struggling countries - enabling agriculture and building infrastructure for clean water, cutting edge sanitation, sustainable energy production, and other essential ingredients for society. It'd have to be be no strings attached, personalized, cooperative, and consent-based. The idea would be to support these countries in their sovereignty, to create jobs, and to spark collective purpose and global community.
It'd be a fucking start instead of just applying bandages over the problems, acting like we are so fucking generous, while raping these countries with our imperialist and colonialist practices at every turn.
To potential international organizations that would spearhead development of impoverished or struggling countries - building infrastructure for clean water, cutting edge sanitation, sustainable energy production, and other essential ingredients for society.
But here's the thing: The only thing those organizations (which kinda do exist) would need is the monetary returns on wealth; they have no use for factories or Microsoft shares. Therefore, if you were a billionaire trying to do the maximum possible good with your wealth (most of which is tied up in assets), you'd want to give these organizations the cold hard cash you get from your actual wealth while either keeping or gradually selling off said wealth. It's the same principle as an autocratic regime: Autocratic regimes shouldn't exist, but if you somehow find yourself in a position of power in one the right thing to do would be to use your power for good, not immediately resign.
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.
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."
You'd rather give that money to the current US federal government than starving kids?
Bill Gates, who has pivoted to Generative AI in the past 3 years, now thinks too many resources are spent on climate change, and scrutinizing who has been to Epstein Island.
In a letter published Tuesday, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said too many resources are going toward climate change instead of issues like welfare and poverty.
Too many resources are going towards your class to do fuck all with besides to destroy the planet and make every living being suffer more and more as every day passes.
It's pretty clear that it's desirable to society that more resources go to both issues. There are billions of humans on our planet; we are capable of focusing on more than one issue at the same time.
Also financing climate change (mitigation/lowering ghg emissions) is financing welfare & battling poverty.
It's not like the rich will get hit by climate change.
They (billionaires) are just saying this to muddy the waters & stop any efficient debate.
With their money that have a giant platform & reach, which they just use for villain-level selfish reasons.
Very well put.
Lol get fucked Mr. I support the current pharmaceutical patent industry because it benefits me.
If you really cared about poverty or welfare you would get your head out of your ass on that issue
I wish money made people half as smart as billionaires think it does.
Something we always need to remember: Don't trust individuals to save us. May it be overly rich persons or so-called geniuses. They are all flawed humans, prone to be the same shitty assholes, we all are.