dxzdb4h ago
Jeff Atwood
Does MacKenzie Scott have a fanclub, and can I please be a charter member? Asking for a friend. Who is actually me. By friend I am referring to myself, Jeff Atwood. That's what I am implying. I mean, maybe I am. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/2026/02/09/americas-top-25-philanthropists---and-why-musk-page-and-ellison-arent-on-the-list/
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Show threadMaria Langer | 📝💎🌵🛥️7h ago
@codinghorror @VoiceofDuum We probably wouldn't need so many billionaire philanthropists if we had more billionaire taxpayers.
Show threadRobert Pluim 🇪🇺7h ago
@mlanger @codinghorror @VoiceofDuum I think you mean "if our government spent money on helping people instead of buying weapons, we wouldn't need philanthropists to keep people alive, they could donate their money to the arts instead"
Show threadJeff Atwood7h ago
@rpluim @mlanger @VoiceofDuum (taps the sign) https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/115669335031175297
Show threadMaria Langer | 📝💎🌵🛥️5h ago
@rpluim @codinghorror @VoiceofDuum No, that wasn’t what I meant, but it isn’t a bad idea. Maybe both things could be true? Billionaires pay taxes and the government doesn’t piss taxpayer money away?
Show threadJeff Atwood4h ago
@mlanger @rpluim @VoiceofDuum agree, but how do we get that to happen? What are the specific steps?
Show threadJ. Peterson6h ago

@codinghorror Theoretically, having elected representatives haggle over spending the $$$ is better than relying on the whims of plutocrats.

Theoretically. Trump administration, not so much.

Show threadДими́трий6h ago

@codinghorror

I guess $24.6 B isn't enough to end homelessness anywhere. so, what aspect of society has been improved by her largess?