1984May 10, 2025

Bill Gates to give away 99% of his wealth in the next 20 years

https://lemmy.today/post/29141260

Bill Gates to give away 99% of his wealth in the next 20 years - Lemmy Today

> One of the best things I read was an 1889 essay by Andrew Carnegie called The Gospel of Wealth. It makes the case that the wealthy have a responsibility to return their resources to society, a radical idea at the time that laid the groundwork for philanthropy as we know it today. > In the essay’s most famous line, Carnegie argues that “the man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.” I have spent a lot of time thinking about that quote lately. People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that “he died rich” will not be one of them.

Show threadMTKMay 11, 2025

How nice, live as the 0.0000001% that owns the world and make up most of the big evils in the world from the age of 34 to the age of 70 and then from 70 to 90 transition to the top 0.0001% and “not die rich”

A real sacrifice, what a philanthropist, brave.

I’m just here being a top 25% fully aware of my privilege for being born in a rich country and working in a well paying job, and I still donate more then him in terms of percentage of my net worth. (Bill gates donates about 0.8-1.6% of his net worth annually, I donate about 5-10% annually) and I truly believe that no one should be a billionaire.

Show threadGalacticGrapefruit
Me, bottom 10%, making coffee and finding my new pair of pants in a dumpster: Yeah, man, you said it.
May 12, 2025 at 12:50pmWeb
Show threaddemonswordMay 12, 2025

Me, bottom 10%

bottom 10% of mankind are most likely starving and homeless, definitely not on lemmy

Show threadSlaxisMay 12, 2025
Assuming they meant in their country, and that their country is USA, bottom 10% as of 2023 was $15-18K. dqydj.com/2023-income-percentile-calculator/
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Show threaddemonswordMay 13, 2025

bottom 10% as of 2023 was $15-18K

most likely starving and homeless

Show threadGalacticGrapefruitMay 31, 2025
hehehehe You know, it’s hilarious that you say that. Nobody ever realizes that they’re talking to a starving homeless person on the internet when they meet one, do they?