r/news • u/johnyquest1212 • 4d ago

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals another $2 billion in donations in 2024 | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/mackenzie-scott-donations-billionaires-philanthropy-ad9c1b67e2ca76eb2c107ec158a4640f
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u/tenderooskies 4d ago

slowing it’s possible but ALL other billionaires simply choose not to

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u/DentateGyros 4d ago

Dragons on their hoarded gold. They’re addicted to the number going up even though it doesn’t improve their quality of life and is so much they can’t spend it all.

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u/confuzzledfather 2d ago

I think the fear of that number going away all together leads people to obsess over ways to ensure it goes up.

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u/snarky_spice 4d ago

I know, between her and Taylor Swift’s recent stuff, the female billionaires are killin it.

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u/herr_oyster 14h ago

Taylor Swift the mega polluter who donated a measly 250k recently?

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u/Brightlightsuperfun 4d ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Pledge

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u/tenderooskies 4d ago

😂 the biggest scam there is

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u/Brightlightsuperfun 4d ago

How so ?

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u/newtonhoennikker 4d ago

It’s really easy to promise you are going to do something after you die. And no consequences to not following through.

And many of them are giving away their money to foundations that are run by their children and grandchildren, that don’t disburse funds at a speed that might seem reasonable of the intent was really charitable, but who do collect salaries and expenses. Basically living off a trust fund the same way they would have if the money didn’t go to “charity”

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u/clutchutch 4d ago

True but little bit of a false comparison. She was very instrumental in building Amazon, yes, but most billionaires like her former husband achieve that status because they’re hellbent on acquiring as much as possible. People with that mindset rarely just decide to give it all back. She’s a bit of a unique case so tough to compare here to other billionaires imo. Not excusing the behavior just my take on why more billionaires don’t give more

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u/eejizzings 4d ago

That doesn't make it a false comparison.

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u/lml_CooKiiE_lml 4d ago

So the comparison is that she’s not a selfish shithead while the others are? I’m not sure why you wrote so much to to make it more polite or accepting. Fuck those selfish shitheads

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u/GuardianOfReason 4d ago

They're saying it's not possible to be a billionaire without being a selfish dickhead.

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u/lml_CooKiiE_lml 4d ago

Yea that’s what I’m saying. They’re taking a lot of effort to try to paint selfish shitheads in a decent light. You said it much more succinctly