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Does money corrupt, or is money attractive to questionable people? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was gonna include a third option about how money is easier to achieve without considering the morality of your actions but that's not really a philosophy as much as it is an objective fact.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The weird thing is that people still believe in the trickle-down effect.

Musk is due to become the world's first recognised trillionaire. Putin was probably the first.

Very rich people are not philanthropic in any way that is noticeable.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I would say "meaningful". Billionaires can have a very noticeable effect with their philanthropy, while making essentially no sacrifice on their part. The Gates Foundation does very noticeable good, but Bill Gates isn't giving of himself very much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yup.

OPs point stands, though, because we could still do that without Gates, and for every Gates there's a Musk that does evil and a ton of Arnaults and Bezos's that just spend it on whatever.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Their harm is hidden and any benefits sung from the roof tops.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

So what exactly would you propose he would do?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So what exactly would you propose he should do?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

You invite my "billionaires shouldn't exist" TED talk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Some of the royal families in the Gulf are also thought to be trillionaires.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My bad. Can imagine that too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I mean, given that it's all speculation that's not really a mistake. I just thought it might be good to mention.