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Re:Billionaires Build by johndevor on Friday December 04, 2020 @03:07PM (#25307081)
> With pittances.

Bill Gates is giving away the vast majority of his wealth

You don't know what Elon Musk will do with his wealth, but given his track record -- probably something good for humanity

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Re:Billionaires Build by rhizome on Saturday December 05, 2020 @11:34PM (#25321065)
> Bill Gates is giving away the vast majority of his wealth

That's a tax-avoidance scheme. Here's a recent (and certainly not the first) article laying it out:

https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/bill-gates-promised-to-gi...

> You don't know what Elon Musk will do with his wealth

I think we both know that whatever it is, first and foremost it'll be good for Elon Musk.

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Re:Billionaires Build by klyrs on Friday December 04, 2020 @03:51PM (#25307757)
Probably something good for technology. I haven't seen much to indicate a focus on "humanity"
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