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Re:MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, says she gave $4.... by regularemployee on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @01:38AM (#25439760)
> Why did he feel the need to compare himself against MacKenzie?

I thought about this and in hindsight I think I was unhappy because it seemed to me that billionaires get glorified alot by the media.

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Re:MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, says she gave $4.... by h1bthrowaway on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @10:58AM (#25444093)
This behaviour by the media seems to result in (approximately) good incentives for billionares.

I'm sure many billionares are only doing it for the PR - but if they want to give away $4B for good PR then isn't that a still a benefit to society?

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Re:MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, says she gave $4.... by regularemployee on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @02:25PM (#25447251)
> I'm sure many billionares are only doing it for the PR - but if they want to give away $4B for good PR then isn't that a still a benefit to society?

I'm not sure. Growing up, I'm only occupied by achieving "success" and it was the only thing that mattered. "I'll help people when I'm a billionaire" is what I used to tell myself for years. I distinctly remember a few people who could have really used a friend, but I didn't have time for them.

I could've been a better person growing up and I blame part of my "assholeness" on the glorification of billionaires.

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