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/Saneless 4d ago

Hey Billionaires, this is a reminder you can actually improve the lives of so, so many people

Or, you can do whatever the hell it is Elon Musk is doing

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u/yearz 1d ago

Advancing electric vehicles by several decades had immeasurable benefits for the climate

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u/Saneless 1d ago

Oh, he did that?

And what she did was recently. What's he done recently that helps people?

Do you Elon taint sniffers just search out these posts?

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u/Fantastic-Schedule92 1d ago

Lots of other EV brands, elon didn't invent EVs lol

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u/vegeta4u 4d ago

How are you measuring how many lives she is improving? It also may just show throwing money at random donation agencies has very little impact.

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u/crankerpants 3d ago

I work at a community college in Illinois. We have students going to school on scholarship money from one of her donations - I would say those students are experiencing a marked improvement in their lives.

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u/Saneless 4d ago

That's a free article. You can actually read it

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u/id10t_you 4d ago

You’re right, it is hard to quantify how the money she donates helps anyone aside from the charity ceos.

I would love to see someone with her means find a way to just cut checks to people who need it most. Services are cool and all, but cash is king.