▲ 26 ▼ Billionaire Coinbase CEO Boasts That He Would Never Donate to Charity (futurism.com) submitted 1 day ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments In a recent appearance on the Katie Miller Podcast, Billionaire Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called charity a "net negative on the world."
[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 child) Funny, that's what I think of billionaires! permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (5 children) Depends on how you value human life. Their organs can be harvested to save countless. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Ascrod@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 child) I hear billionaires are quite the delicacy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 4 points 23 hours ago But also extremely toxic! permalink fedilink source parent [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago Well, not "countless." Sociopathic Oligarchs are a finite resource, but we should exploit that finite resource as ruthlessly as they would. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 child) Not nearly as many lives saved from one set of organs as lives destroyed to become a billionaire. Like not even close. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day ago This is still one way they can give back. Don't worry, though, if they're donating their organs to help a few people, it means they're dead, and we can use their estate to help a whole lot more! permalink fedilink source parent [–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago Yuck! Probably full of adrenochrome permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 child) There's only so many billionaires, with so many organs, a lot of those organs will be trash, so you could definitely count how many lives could be saved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Those organs have had the best treatment, good food, expert medical care, some have even been infused with the blood of healthy young athletes. Sure, a few have stressed their organs with cocaine, cigars, and expensive scotch, but most will be well-preserved. I say go for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 point 12 hours ago Oh I'm not saying it's not a worthy plan, it's just a lot of them are ancient, there's only so much you can do with an 80 year old liver, regardless of how many total blood replacements the corpse has had.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (5 children) Depends on how you value human life. Their organs can be harvested to save countless. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Ascrod@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 child) I hear billionaires are quite the delicacy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 4 points 23 hours ago But also extremely toxic! permalink fedilink source parent [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago Well, not "countless." Sociopathic Oligarchs are a finite resource, but we should exploit that finite resource as ruthlessly as they would. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 child) Not nearly as many lives saved from one set of organs as lives destroyed to become a billionaire. Like not even close. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day ago This is still one way they can give back. Don't worry, though, if they're donating their organs to help a few people, it means they're dead, and we can use their estate to help a whole lot more! permalink fedilink source parent [–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago Yuck! Probably full of adrenochrome permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 child) There's only so many billionaires, with so many organs, a lot of those organs will be trash, so you could definitely count how many lives could be saved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Those organs have had the best treatment, good food, expert medical care, some have even been infused with the blood of healthy young athletes. Sure, a few have stressed their organs with cocaine, cigars, and expensive scotch, but most will be well-preserved. I say go for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 point 12 hours ago Oh I'm not saying it's not a worthy plan, it's just a lot of them are ancient, there's only so much you can do with an 80 year old liver, regardless of how many total blood replacements the corpse has had.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 child) I hear billionaires are quite the delicacy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 4 points 23 hours ago But also extremely toxic! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 4 points 23 hours ago But also extremely toxic! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago Well, not "countless." Sociopathic Oligarchs are a finite resource, but we should exploit that finite resource as ruthlessly as they would. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 child) Not nearly as many lives saved from one set of organs as lives destroyed to become a billionaire. Like not even close. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day ago This is still one way they can give back. Don't worry, though, if they're donating their organs to help a few people, it means they're dead, and we can use their estate to help a whole lot more! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day ago This is still one way they can give back. Don't worry, though, if they're donating their organs to help a few people, it means they're dead, and we can use their estate to help a whole lot more! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago Yuck! Probably full of adrenochrome permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 child) There's only so many billionaires, with so many organs, a lot of those organs will be trash, so you could definitely count how many lives could be saved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Those organs have had the best treatment, good food, expert medical care, some have even been infused with the blood of healthy young athletes. Sure, a few have stressed their organs with cocaine, cigars, and expensive scotch, but most will be well-preserved. I say go for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 point 12 hours ago Oh I'm not saying it's not a worthy plan, it's just a lot of them are ancient, there's only so much you can do with an 80 year old liver, regardless of how many total blood replacements the corpse has had.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Those organs have had the best treatment, good food, expert medical care, some have even been infused with the blood of healthy young athletes. Sure, a few have stressed their organs with cocaine, cigars, and expensive scotch, but most will be well-preserved. I say go for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 point 12 hours ago Oh I'm not saying it's not a worthy plan, it's just a lot of them are ancient, there's only so much you can do with an 80 year old liver, regardless of how many total blood replacements the corpse has had.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 point 12 hours ago Oh I'm not saying it's not a worthy plan, it's just a lot of them are ancient, there's only so much you can do with an 80 year old liver, regardless of how many total blood replacements the corpse has had.. permalink fedilink source parent