Re:Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and...
by lasc4r on Thursday July 22, 2021 @02:25AM
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>Other billionaires are working on some of the problems on your list, too, if that makes you feel better. The most prominent one being Bill Gates. He's working on the "we lose millions a year to disease" portion of your list. Do you hate on Bill Gates because he isn't solving world peace ("fighting wars" on your list)?
Relying on the goodwill of billionaires is a problem.
>We need to push forward now to have a chance.
We need to get our house in order now to have a chance. I don't know how that isn't obvious.
Re:Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and...
by mewpmewp2 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @07:22AM
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You can and should do multiple things at once, to make sure all bases are covered.
Focusing on one thing solely doesn't necessarily make it even faster to solve due to diminishing returns.
You can argue against any action, any person does that you should be helping the poor and hungry instead --- or build sustainable energy. Are you constantly helping the poor, diseased and the hungry? 24/7 of your time?
Re:Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and...
by yupper32 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @01:04PM
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> Relying on the goodwill of billionaires is a problem.
Isn't that part of my point? You're expecting billionaires to spend their money on what you think is most important. I'm not.
It's not the wrong investment. It's a different investment.
Other billionaires are working on some of the problems on your list, too, if that makes you feel better. The most prominent one being Bill Gates. He's working on the "we lose millions a year to disease" portion of your list. Do you hate on Bill Gates because he isn't solving world peace ("fighting wars" on your list)?
Space dominance is a multi-generational thing. It's something that will take a LONG time to figure out and perfect. If in 150 years we see an unavoidable rock hurling towards earth, there won't be time to figure out how to keep our species alive. We need to push forward now to have a chance.