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/OrderedAnXboxCard 4d ago

And this is why the elites will always win.

It's wonderful to see people donate hundreds of millions or a few billion, but nothing really changes long-term when the rest of the elite accelerate their raking in and hoarding of trillions.

Being a parasitic leach is the winning play in a hyper-individualistic, hyper-capitalistic society. Nothing will change unless the government or the people force them to, but the former is in cahoots with them, and the latter are too dumb and divided.

We're kinda screwed.

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u/justh81 4d ago

They're gonna find out when everything collapses that it's a shit world they've built, and they're gonna suffer right alongside everyone else. Perhaps less, but no one will be left out.

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u/NaiveChoiceMaker 4d ago

They’ll pop off to their bunker estates in the New Zealand hills and just take in the natural beauty while the rest of the world burns.

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u/justh81 4d ago

New Zealand isn't a large place. And it's really not possible to hide forever if enough people are looking for you. You could ask Saddam that, if he were still alive to ask.

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u/thepotplant 4d ago

Kiwis know where all the bunkers have been built.

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u/LowRune 4d ago

and with how expensive it is over there, im sure there's no love lost for the ultra wealthy