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Re:The Homeless Billionaire by unimanz on Sunday May 25, 2008 @06:24AM (#199464)
Is there not as much ego as wanting to have museums named after you as there is in having fancy cars and houses. This determination to leave a legacy can often be just as conceited. Its not enough to be rich, people want to have a stamp on history like the Rockefellers or Carnegies.

Donating to a museum may seem altruistic but don't be so foolish, you can never really know people's true motivations.

Re:The Homeless Billionaire by noonespecial on Sunday May 25, 2008 @10:27AM (#199518)
Too true, but I'd rather have him spend his money on a museum or library that I can enjoy than a pair of private jets that I cannot. The original motivation matters very little to me.