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Message from the moderator: why should we stop praising wealthy philanthropists ? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Wealthy people are often depicted as example for society, especially when they are financing good causes. Thy're not. Here are a few reasons why.

  1. The way they became wealthy is far from being exemplary, including nepotism, fiscal fraud, exploitation, destruction, and the list goes on.

  2. The amount of money they are giving away to good causes is only a tiny fraction of their wealth.

  3. We shouln't let wealthy people substitute to a role of the state and decide wich cause merit to being financied, our democracy deserves better.

  4. Their so-called philathropy does not remotely compensate the evil of their business model.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Based.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We shouln't let wealthy people substitute to a role of the state and decide wich cause merit to being financied, our democracy deserves better.

I always bring this up, but people in variably go “wellllll the government is wasteful.” It’s so infuriating. I would rather have money spent by an entity I can influence with my vote. Not the whims of someone who could decide to add or subtract $1 million from something based on whether or not he had his morning coffee.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If rich people weren't hoarding functionally all of the world's wealth, we wouldn't need their goddamn charity. They don't deserve praise for pissing into fires they started.