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Re:‘Silicon Valley,’ S6E2 – a billion dollars to violate you... by numtel on Monday November 04, 2019 @06:23PM (#21447821)
Philanthropists give money to causes that do not result in the systemic changes necessary to reduce their wealth to a small multiplier of the average person's.

It's the old saying: "give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, teach him to fish..."

Philanthropy will never solve the fundamental problems with our economy.

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Re:‘Silicon Valley,’ S6E2 – a billion dollars to violate you... by AngryData on Monday November 04, 2019 @06:28PM (#21447874)
The real gift is giving a man a fishing pole. Knowing how to fish without the tools to do so is worse than just getting a single fish.
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Re:‘Silicon Valley,’ S6E2 – a billion dollars to violate you... by numtel on Monday November 04, 2019 @06:40PM (#21447985)
No, you missed the point. The "teaching a man to fish" includes all the knowledge, including how to make the pole.

Coercive economic dependence drives exploitation and disparities.

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