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[-] CommunistBarbie@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Any of the billionaires that have already died did one thing good by nature of having died.

[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

Trick question.

The billionaires who do good don’t want their names attached to their deeds because that defeats the purpose. The point of altruism is you don’t want credit.

(Seriously there aren’t many, though, because if you’re hoarding money, you’re a horrible person.)

[-] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago

Do you mean net good (more good than bad) or is a good thing like "established public libraries" acceptable even if he also oppressed workers and stifled unions and bought government officials and stuff?

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[-] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Give me a billion dollars and I'll donate some to the ravioli foundation.

[-] giddy@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago

Mike Cannon-Brookes (co-founded Atlassian) has set up a 1.5b green fund to invest in green energy projects

[-] mustardman@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago
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[-] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They've all done at least one good thing that's a insanely low bar that's very subjective. Name one that isn't more good than harm in the world? They don't exist.

[-] focusforte@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

The problem isn't a billionaire that's done anything good, the problem is a billionaire who has done more good things than bad.

Those don't exist.

There's no amount of good you can do to make up for the amount of exploitation you had to do in order to get to be a billionaire.

It doesn't mean that a billionaire can't do anything good. It just means the world would still be better off without them.

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[-] FreezerBurn@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Millburn Pennybags or Uncle Pennybags gave you $200 every time you passed go.

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[-] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago
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[-] rothaine@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Notch made Minecraft.

He's been a little shit since then, but at least Minecraft is pretty cool.

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Michael Kelly caused Blockbuster to go out of business.

[-] bushpilot@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago
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