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It is a wonderful program. I wish more billionaires were trying to leave a legacy where their name stands for something more admirable. Will anyone know who Zuckerberg is in 100 years? Probably not.
Will anyone know who one of the most influential founders in technology in history is in 100 years? I think yes…
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I find your comment interesting and would like to understand why you hate a large genre of music. Is it the message in the songs, the people, Nashville? My taste in music is questionable (I still listen to Yaz and even Modern Talking occasionally, mixed with 80s disco, which I believe was the epitome of popular music) but I do like many Country songs: putting aside Dolly’s favorites like 9 to 5 (great lyrics and musi…
Not the person you’re replying to, but I think it’s reasonable to dislike a genre when one dislikes the things that define the genre. I don’t like death metal because I find the vocal affectation silly and the range of instrumentation too narrow. I dislike country for exactly the same reasons. There are genre-defying artists who transcend the category; Patsy Cline comes to mind. But if someone’s going to sit down and…
Bitter at first, but eventually you learn to appreciate the unique experience for what it is, and then you start drinking it all the time.
You start trying to tell others about your experience, but only other black coffee drinkers seem to understand, and you sound insane to people who have tried black coffee and hated the bitter taste.
imo more government aid programs and charities should be like that. give to anyone in need or who would otherwise benefit from the given thing
unfortunately I've seen way too many special carve-outs and "allowed" discrimination to happen. which just further fuels political grievances.
I just looked up the cost to sponsor a smallish zip code in the US and it’s surprisingly inexpensive even if you’re not a millionaire or billionaire.
How much is "surprisingly inexpensive"?
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How much is "surprisingly inexpensive"?
A few dollars per child per year.
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Can you explain what you are advocating? It's not clear to me what connection you are making between America's GDP and wanting the wealthy to do more. The wealthy capture the largest portion of the GDP, so America's high GDP would seem to support the idea that the wealthy can do more. It seems like you are criticizing tax rates but then you talk about how much can be done with the money that makes up the national deb…
No, if you can’t figure it out then you deserve the world that you get. Saying rich people should solve the problems is the lazy answer. US consumer spending is 70% of GDP.
I hate, hate, hate country music, but I have an enormous amount of respect for Dolly Parton. She's just a plain old good person, and also extremely savvy from a business and money point of view (while having to plough through patriarchal barriers both emotionally and financially): https://www.joshuakennon.com/dolly-parton/
I find your comment interesting and would like to understand why you hate a large genre of music. Is it the message in the songs, the people, Nashville? My taste in music is questionable (I still listen to Yaz and even Modern Talking occasionally, mixed with 80s disco, which I believe was the epitome of popular music) but I do like many Country songs: putting aside Dolly’s favorites like 9 to 5 (great lyrics and musi…
It reminds me of that general small-town mentality where said small town is treated like the center of the universe by its denizens. I guess that's country music's core demographic, so perhaps it's just giving the people what they want, but I find said mentality obnoxious so I find music extolling it in a "serious" manner obnoxious.
Obviously this is more of an issue with modern country, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and others historically brought more artistry to the genre. I generally won't seek them out because that isn't what I find most enjoyable, but I can at least respect it and I'm not repulsed by it. I'd rather listen to WAP on a loop than most modern country music, at least it knows exactly what it is.
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Not the person you’re replying to, but I think it’s reasonable to dislike a genre when one dislikes the things that define the genre. I don’t like death metal because I find the vocal affectation silly and the range of instrumentation too narrow. I dislike country for exactly the same reasons. There are genre-defying artists who transcend the category; Patsy Cline comes to mind. But if someone’s going to sit down and…
For me, death metal is like...black coffee. Bitter at first, but eventually you learn to appreciate the unique experience for what it is, and then you start drinking it all the time. You start trying to tell others about your experience, but only other black coffee drinkers seem to understand, and you sound insane to people who have tried black coffee and hated the bitter taste.
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Not to detract anything from her contribution but she isn’t funding the whole thing. The way it works is a local nonprofit for a geographic area partners with the Imagination library and funds them to offer the program in that area. Their website explains how you can become a partner for your area and the costs involved. In some places it is government funded. The program in Baltimore City for example appears to be l…
$2.20 per child, per month. That’s the partnership contribution. Please reconsider where you place your time and outrage.
She's able to do all this and still live comfortably and live her dreams. I wonder why more wealthy don't do things like this. It seems most just write a check to Charity X for the tax break and the ego boost. The things Dolly does seem to lend themselves to legacy, and what could a rich man/woman want more than their name immortalized in a social program that helps people.
She grew up very poor. I suspect many wealthy people didn’t. Also, she made her money working for a living, not through financial BS.