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Dr. Amy, Psy.D.“Billionaire philanthropist” is an oxymoron. A true philanthropist would never amass that much wealth in the first place.
PhoenixSerenity@dramypsyd Fact.
Aral Balkan
janwo@dramypsyd And it 's a euphemism for "they started having a conscience".
@janwo A relative of mine who’s Catholic calls it “trying to buy your way into heaven” and that’s not my jam personally but it’s an apt analogy
Pango@dramypsyd @janwo He shouldn't worry so much about super-riches, nor should you.
First, they never thought amassing money was in any way immoral. Second, imagine riches starting to give money away.
They practice philanthrocapitalism, so they're actually earning money from "philanthropy".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthrocapitalism
https://www-wedemain-fr.translate.goog/partager/la-philanthropie-de-bill-gates-alimente-la-machine-capitaliste_a3977-html/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Poors won't disappear either, they have selective philanthropy that mainly benefits... riches
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/08/how-philanthropy-benefits-the-super-rich
First, they never thought amassing money was in any way immoral. Second, imagine riches starting to give money away.
They practice philanthrocapitalism, so they're actually earning money from "philanthropy".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthrocapitalism
https://www-wedemain-fr.translate.goog/partager/la-philanthropie-de-bill-gates-alimente-la-machine-capitaliste_a3977-html/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Poors won't disappear either, they have selective philanthropy that mainly benefits... riches
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/08/how-philanthropy-benefits-the-super-rich
Earthling@dramypsyd @janwo
Yeah! Into capitalist "heaven" where they have to eat money all day and night until they get sucked into a black hole!
Yeah! Into capitalist "heaven" where they have to eat money all day and night until they get sucked into a black hole!
flo@dramypsyd @janwo
"And Jesus said 'give all your money to the poor and follow me.' And the man said 'I can't do that' and left."
"And Jesus said 'give all your money to the poor and follow me.' And the man said 'I can't do that' and left."
Magnus Ahltorp@dramypsyd @janwo In the Middle Ages they called it “indulgences” and was one of the reasons for Martin Luther’s protests.
Lstn2urmama 🇨🇦@dramypsyd ...they make sure they are spending others money...
Ulrich Best@dramypsyd There's a reason the richest man on the planet is generally a villain, in fiction and outside of fiction.
Γιάννης Εκελδεκερές@dramypsyd I disagree. The term "philanthropist" is tailor made for improving the image of rich people. Ask yourself: when was the last time a poor person was characterized a philanthropist?
I much prefer solidarity: equal people helping each other.
@pexlibanis Oooh ok I like this! If we strip the positive connotation from philanthropist it’s accirate
Randall Lee@pexlibanis @dramypsyd mutual aid is what we call that
PeachMcD
Monsterklatsch@dramypsyd meaning "in all his gloriousness he still finds it in his heart to give a little even to the plebs."
(I hope to have found the right tone. I'm not a native speaker.)
(I hope to have found the right tone. I'm not a native speaker.)
@Monsterklatsch I think you got it! 💜
artistwithouttalent@dramypsyd Never forget that Bill Gates made his money through practices so anti-competitive that Rockefeller would've been impressed. He's doing good things with it, but a whole lot more good could've been done a whole lot sooner if he hadn't done what he did to achieve it.
Philosophical Fish@dramypsyd Still waiting for that trickle down they keep talking about to start... any day now...
Rupert 🇪🇺🏴☠️😾🔭📷🍺🍪🌍🔥@philosophicalfish @dramypsyd as soon as we reach the sunlit uplands you'll find a deluge 😹
BlueintheSouth@philosophicalfish @dramypsyd it drives me batty when Republicans talk about how great they are for the economy. They're great for the wealthy ONLY, and usually at the expense of the country!! All data shows this!! 🫤
Eric LawtonIt's weird how we use that Greek "phil" (love) in philanthropist and pedophile when they're abusers of people and children.
@dramypsyd Not necessarily so, he/she could have inherited it and then philanthropically given it all away.
@SatchofBridgend @dramypsyd I'll bet that's happened once maybe
William Gunn@dramypsyd I wonder if people reading this are aware of the Giving Pledge? Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have gotten 236 people, mostly billionaires, to agree to give away at least half of their wealth. They've collectively given $600B. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Pledge
(Major edits to my original post to be more helpful and less confrontational.)
@williamgunn because they *have* more than you or I ever will
@dramypsyd Please watch this. We would all be better off if we stopped thinking about philanthropy this way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfAzi6D5FpM
The way we think about charity is dead wrong | Dan Pallotta
Waterluvian@dramypsyd Yeah. Fuck them. They can keep their money.
MWT@waterluvian @dramypsyd ... but only after they've paid their fair share of taxes.
Talya (she/her) 🏳️⚧️✡️@dramypsyd more like "billionaire taxwriteoffphile"
Matt@dramypsyd
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/539747/winners-take-all-by-anand-giridharadas/
@dramypsyd damn right!
Kathy Todd@dramypsyd
I wonder if having that much money changes the brain, and not in a good way.
I wonder if having that much money changes the brain, and not in a good way.
Michael Tea
Benjamin@dramypsyd What if they used their wealth to steal money from other billionaires and transfer it to something useful?
@dramypsyd I see that median household #wealth in the UK is ~£300k. What is reasonable? 100 times, £30m? 1000 times, third of a billion? Certainly not 'billions', half given away or not.
Gerard Cunningham ✒️I think Chuck Feeney might count, as he did give it away.
Whiskers 🇦🇺
none gender with left politics@dramypsyd @Radical_EgoCom "philanthropist" is a title to whitewash reputations by giving away what amounts to a pittance of their value so gullible people will think it's generosity (when in fact it's mostly tax loopholes).
JenK@dramypsyd Example: Dolly Parton is not a billionaire because she gives so much away.
Dave Lane 
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TisTree@dramypsyd Thank you for saying this.
Jhooper@dramypsyd Even if you were to ignore that, philanthropy has only ever been a bandaid solution at best, usually a tax dodge at worst.
Kenneth John Bardsley@dramypsyd
Not so. Soros and Gates immediately blow that proposition out of the water.
Not so. Soros and Gates immediately blow that proposition out of the water.
AdeptVeritatisI started to call them oligarchs and it fits pretty well.
sarfeo@dramypsyd Luis von Ahn might be an exception.
Kagan MacTane (he/him)@dramypsyd Case in point: Dolly Parton. She probably could've become a billionaire, but she keeps giving away money to really helpful causes.
Nearly Normal (=>÷)@dramypsyd
And for years the church told us that the poor were there so that good people could give alms, practise charity. What sophistry.
And for years the church told us that the poor were there so that good people could give alms, practise charity. What sophistry.
Jyoti Mishra
Joanna Czechowska@dramypsyd Let's make billionaires extinct
costrike@dramypsyd damn right
Scott Matter