It will surprise no one that American billionaires are having, ahem, second thoughts about the obviously empty promises they made to be serious philanthropists.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/15/the-billionaires-made-a-promise-now-some-want-out/

The billionaires made a promise -- now some want out | TechCrunch

In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world's

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@dangillmor

yeah, much like "i'd love everyone else to use public transportation so that i can drive on the highway with no traffic", this is the billionaire "i'd love everyone else to do philanthropy so i can buy a bigger yacht than 'X' has"...