โฒ 85 โผ People of Lemmy, I dare you to name ONE billionaire that's done anything good. (lemm.ee) submitted 3 years ago by Eventlesstew@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 350 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 3 years ago (2 children) Whats with Bill Gates? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago No he is alright of cours , he spends Milllons on Media to obscure why he keeps the patents ..... if you dont think Bill ates is good and awsome , those millions would have been wasted , so please inthe name of the most influencal Patent holder for third World Country illnesses ... he is good , No really! Have you read the papers he pays... permalink fedilink source parent [โ] kryptonicus@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (3 children) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/business/bill-melinda-gates-divorce-epstein.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] looeee@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago (2 children) The question was about whether a billionaire had done anything good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] figaro@lemdro.id 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Agreed - he is somewhere between a shitty husband or a monster, but he definitely has helped rid the world of some bad diseases, and his charities continue to do quite a bit of good around the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In the old days, you could just pay the church for absolution; now, you have to rid the world of diseases. SMH permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] figaro@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Inflation is everywhere nowadays. In my day you could get absolution for a nickel. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 years ago Thank you permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Paywall, login popup shite. I hate websites like this. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] wahming@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago That article is much ado about nothing. He knew Epstein and met him occasionally. So did every other billionaire and politician. Unlike some other of Epstein's associates, there's nothing to suggest Gates indulged or was even aware of Epstein's excesses. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago No he is alright of cours , he spends Milllons on Media to obscure why he keeps the patents ..... if you dont think Bill ates is good and awsome , those millions would have been wasted , so please inthe name of the most influencal Patent holder for third World Country illnesses ... he is good , No really! Have you read the papers he pays... permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] kryptonicus@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (3 children) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/business/bill-melinda-gates-divorce-epstein.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] looeee@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago (2 children) The question was about whether a billionaire had done anything good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] figaro@lemdro.id 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Agreed - he is somewhere between a shitty husband or a monster, but he definitely has helped rid the world of some bad diseases, and his charities continue to do quite a bit of good around the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In the old days, you could just pay the church for absolution; now, you have to rid the world of diseases. SMH permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] figaro@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Inflation is everywhere nowadays. In my day you could get absolution for a nickel. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 years ago Thank you permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Paywall, login popup shite. I hate websites like this. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] wahming@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago That article is much ado about nothing. He knew Epstein and met him occasionally. So did every other billionaire and politician. Unlike some other of Epstein's associates, there's nothing to suggest Gates indulged or was even aware of Epstein's excesses. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] looeee@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago (2 children) The question was about whether a billionaire had done anything good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] figaro@lemdro.id 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Agreed - he is somewhere between a shitty husband or a monster, but he definitely has helped rid the world of some bad diseases, and his charities continue to do quite a bit of good around the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In the old days, you could just pay the church for absolution; now, you have to rid the world of diseases. SMH permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] figaro@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Inflation is everywhere nowadays. In my day you could get absolution for a nickel. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 years ago Thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] figaro@lemdro.id 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Agreed - he is somewhere between a shitty husband or a monster, but he definitely has helped rid the world of some bad diseases, and his charities continue to do quite a bit of good around the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In the old days, you could just pay the church for absolution; now, you have to rid the world of diseases. SMH permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] figaro@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Inflation is everywhere nowadays. In my day you could get absolution for a nickel. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) In the old days, you could just pay the church for absolution; now, you have to rid the world of diseases. SMH permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] figaro@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Inflation is everywhere nowadays. In my day you could get absolution for a nickel. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] figaro@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Inflation is everywhere nowadays. In my day you could get absolution for a nickel. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 years ago Thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Paywall, login popup shite. I hate websites like this. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] wahming@monyet.cc 1 point 3 years ago That article is much ado about nothing. He knew Epstein and met him occasionally. So did every other billionaire and politician. Unlike some other of Epstein's associates, there's nothing to suggest Gates indulged or was even aware of Epstein's excesses. permalink fedilink source parent