Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke (2020)

Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke (2020) by giantg2 on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @07:01AM (#26805387)

I think the "not picking" is justified. If the journalist who wrote this can't get the headline right or intentionally made it misleading, than can we trust the rest of their content? Journalistic integrity is a valid concern.

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Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke (2020) by pc86 on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @07:08AM (#26805450)

Oh come on, nobody in this thread shitting on the guy who gave away $8 billion is concerned with journalistic integrity.

$2 million in retirement is $80k/yr. Most of the people reading this thread will retire with twice that or more.

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Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke (2020) by freddie_mercury on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @07:13AM (#26805493)

Your math is based on the "4% rule" but that assumes you retire at age 65. Chuck Feeney is 89, so it is more like $350,000 a year.

That said, I agree with you that nitpicking headlines is a constant on HN. It is low value, gets tiresome, doesn't actually improve the web, and makes me stay away from HN in favor of other communities that actually want to engage with articles and not just their headlines.

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Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke (2020) by lotsofpulp on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @07:20AM (#26805524)

> It is low value, gets tiresome, doesn't actually improve the web, and makes me stay away from HN in favor of other communities that actually want to engage with articles and not just their headlines.

I find it to be high value. The misleading-ness of a title is a proxy for quality of content, in my opinion.

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Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke (2020) by pc86 on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @07:45AM (#26805728)

Isn't the 4% rule to avoid eating into the principal? Why would that change based on your age?

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Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke (2020) by giantg2 on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @07:11AM (#26805476)

I don't see people knocking the Billionaire, only the title.

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Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke (2020) by jack_riminton on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @07:04AM (#26805414)

Journalists making attention grabbing headlines is not big news

A man giving away $8bn leaving himself $2m really is. I mean it really really is.

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Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke (2020) by giantg2 on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @07:13AM (#26805490)

"A man giving away $8bn leaving himself $2m really is."

I agree. If it really is that big news, then a title phrased the way you did above would be work and be truthful.

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