Valerie Roney1d ago

A friend was bemoaning (justly) we haven't been dreaming and imagining for a while. I think we've all been kinda head down surviving the winter and *waves hand at everything*

But it's spring now, and time for hope to come back to life at least.

Thusly I present a new tag:
#ifIHadABillionDollars

What would you do with a billion dollars? What would you build, create, solve, cultivate...?

[social cue: this is not the place to rant politics, we've got the rest of the Internet for that]

Show threadGinevraCat1d ago
@vlrny Must it be ethical?
Show threadGinevraCat1d ago
@vlrny Because I have wanted a fur lined room for 38 years. But it no longer fits into my values 😭
Show threadValerie Roney1d ago
@GinevraCat with a billion dollars you could have a humane rescue org where the fur was repurposed at the natural end of their comfortable lives. (after having a wee cry)
Show threadGinevraCat

@vlrny Yasssssss!!!!

Hmmmm, I used to have an actual list. I genuinely think about this quite a lot.

I already know a shitload of the money would go to charity, I would buy land for rewilding / preserving where-ever I could. I'd have to hire competent land stewards.

I'd also start a school or two, but they wouldn't look like mainstream. I'd find someone willing to supervise me for a PhD in maths education.

I would give out micro cash investments (NOT LOANS) to ppl.

Apr 5 at 8:46pmWeb
Show threadValerie Roney1d ago
@GinevraCat micro investments would be really powerful. I like that!