David Lo PunNov 17, 2022

Hi there’s no situation where billionaire - even when they donate all their money to charity - is a good billionaire.

Their grotesque wealth is *always* built on exploitation and even when they give it away they’re exercising power they should never have had.

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@helpmeskeletor Hmmmm….the founder of Patagonia never wanted to wealthy, despised the disparity between rich and poor, and just convinced his family to give up their stake in the company so that it could be set it up as a charity that they don’t control.

I’m not sure who was “exploited” on their path to becoming billionaires. but Patagonia is purportedly one of the best employers in the US.

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Show threadDavid Lo PunNov 17, 2022
@nawksi They keep getting caught doing human trafficking but also benefitting from cheap labour in the global south.
Show threadsarah gilbertNov 17, 2022
@nawksi @helpmeskeletor let’s not forget that everything Patagonia makes is plastics, and expensive ones at that, that have helped pollute every waterway on the planet with microplastics. makes those pretty photos of people at waterfalls wearing Patagonia less charming