Exluding Keanu, Tom Hanks, and Warren Buffet

    • TheOubliette@lemmy.ml
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      6 days ago

      Are you sure he really donated it? Did it not go to one of the foundations he and Gates control to push their agendas like school privatization via “charter schools”?

      • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
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        6 days ago

        The $55 billion + is a waste product produced by his lifelong love of mathematics. Seriously. Even Buffett would probably agree that there’s a societal problem where a single human can amass that amount of (unnecessary) wealth. Probably explains why he gives it away. For him the satisfaction is seeing his system win - not necessarily the dividends it collects.

      • ReanuKeeves@lemm.eeOP
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        6 days ago

        Well to be frank, if he were born nowadays he would likely be seen as autistic because of his love for mathematics. He developed an early interest in the workings of stocks as a kid as his father owned a stock brockerage.

        He always dabbled in small business ventures as a kid including buying a farm off his dad that ended up making him a small fortune as a 20 year old. He worked his way up in his dads firm as an investment salesman until he amassed enough to start his own firm. The funny thing is, he doesn’t spend much of his money because it’s mostly not liquid. He has a high net worth because he owns shares that he doesn’t access, and when he does, it’s usually for charity. He pledged to donate 99% of his wealth a long long time ago.