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"If he has x billions of dollars he should give x billions of dollars" is what I get out of the comment. 33 million dollars is going to buy a truckload of TI calculators and other mandatory essentials.
Yes :-) I was trying really hard not to say something negative. But the guy's calculations appear to be out by a factor of 100, was my point.
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You and the other commenters are correct. I’m feeling quite guilty of being as cynical as I often accuse others on HN of being.
You're strong enough to admit it, so feel less guilty. I'm as cynical as anyone else, but you do have to step back occasionally and see nice things for what they are: nice.
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Yes :-) I was trying really hard not to say something negative. But the guy's calculations appear to be out by a factor of 100, was my point.
Yep. Way off. Thanks for calling that out in a very direct and courteous way. I didn’t deserve that.
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Yep. Way off. Thanks for calling that out in a very direct and courteous way. I didn’t deserve that.
Welcome. + I'm as scared of downvotes as the next guy :-)
TBH I’m not sure whether that is good or bad. I’ve seen many threads go way down into a place that makes me sick and others that get stifled because the view is dissenting. More concerning are the threads that never happen because smart people know not to even bother getting into it.
On average I think things are OK though :)
Great, but for context, if your net worth were $300,000, this would be the same as donating a dollar. Edit: my math is wrong as hell and I was being way too cynical. Sorry folks.
For some additional context, $33M will fund 1,000 college scholarships. That's 1,000 lives changed for the better - I would love to have that impact on the world.
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For some additional context, $33M will fund 1,000 college scholarships. That's 1,000 lives changed for the better - I would love to have that impact on the world.
But how many lives are worst because money was spent on Amazon?
There are a ton of citizens who would benefit from college but can't afford to go. I struggle to see the utility in discriminating against your own poverty-stricken countrymen in this. What's the real motivation?
There are a ton of citizens who would benefit from college but can't afford to go. I struggle to see the utility in discriminating against your own poverty-stricken countrymen in this. What's the real motivation?
There are a ton of citizens who would benefit from college but can't afford to go. I struggle to see the utility in discriminating against your own poverty-stricken countrymen in this. What's the real motivation?
In the view of DACA recipients as unfairly disadvantaged Americans, Jeff Bezos is indeed helping his own countrymen.