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Re:Is the new Zuckerberg fake charity an estate tax avoidanc... by lifeformed on Thursday December 03, 2015 @11:11PM (#10674560)
So why is everyone already assuming Mark's charity is going to be one of the terrible ones? I don't see why he wouldn't give an honest shot at improving the world, as a young idealist. Maybe he won't do a great job at it, but people should reserve judgement til then.
Re:Is the new Zuckerberg fake charity an estate tax avoidanc... by ekianjo on Thursday December 03, 2015 @11:17PM (#10674579)
Mark hasn't been improving the Internet so far (actually FB made it worse in numerous ways), so why do you think he has any incentive to improve the world as a whole ?
Re:Is the new Zuckerberg fake charity an estate tax avoidanc... by zeofig on Thursday December 03, 2015 @11:16PM (#10674571)
I'd say you're making the assumption that it will be used for good, when so many charities are indeed used for tax evasion (and other more nefarious purposes). When you condition these probabilities on how most charities actually operate, and on Zuckerberg's past behaviour, a high level of cynicism proves to be the rational position.
Re:Is the new Zuckerberg fake charity an estate tax avoidanc... by justinclift on Thursday December 03, 2015 @11:22PM (#10674590)
Facebook is abusive of people's personal privacy, even though it is generally an effective tool for improving people's (layperson's?) communication.

So, it's probably a better idea to approach it with a cynical perspective instead of an optimistic (naive?) one. It could turn out to not be estate-tax evasion... however it seems unlikely.