There are tons of reasonable criticisms, but that billionaires don't put a lot of money toward world hunger isn't one of them. The unfortunate fact remains that hunger is more of a political problem than a technology problem, so it is less easy to throw money at it blindly.
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And as their apparent unpopularity in the media and on places like Twitter should make apparent, it's unclear that "billionaires" are really in much of a position to solve political problems - and most people complain loudly when they _do_ involve themselves in politics.
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So I tend to see things like electric cars and space exploration as great things for billionaires to be doing, because they can expend resources towards technology we need whilst simultaneously not involving themselves in political problems where they just make things worse.
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Replying to @cmuratori @falk_moritz
1/ If those are the only possible outcomes then I agree. I dunno about the political aspect though. I'm less convinced about the political point though. Vast sums of money are brought to bare in the US political system that isn't just Bloomberg being behind a podium for a bit.
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2/ People get angry with Koch et al. for doing all sorts of crap but their activities have still been hugely effective. The cynic in me thinks that the rich folk are fine chasing the "inefficient" spend because the effective spend, changing policy, runs counter to biz interests
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Replying to @ReluctantPotato @falk_moritz
It could be. Since I don't know any of these people, it's hard for me to really know what they think or why they do things, to be sure.
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Another possibility would also be that they read Twitter, and they see how horrible everyone is, and they are completely unmotivated to do anything to help as a result :P
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Replying to @cmuratori @falk_moritz
I mean, doesn't everyone have that sensation when they open Twitter? I assume the Germans, or Scandewegians have a word for it by now.
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Replying to @cmuratori @falk_moritz
I was going to make a mean (but funny) joke about him and then realised that if I did, it would mean the website had won.
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The website has already won.
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