These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020
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These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020
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Re: These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020
#2Has any other philanthropists in history appeared to care about the world (or part of the world) in a more profound way than Bill and Melinda Gates?
The question I have, though, is how about continuation? I can't find anything on their website about a (hopefully distant) future without Bill and Melinda. Are the covenants such that the organisation can continue and still have the same impact?
And the reason I care is that I always have doubts about the long-term effectiveness of charity contributions. It appears to me that their foundation has a more fundamental long-term impact than other charities. If I had some guarantees about the continuation, I'd be very interested in leaving my worldly possessions to this foundation, when my own time is up.
For reference: I'm in my 50s, have no children, and the thought about donating through my will is getting back to me more and more often.
Re: These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020
#3Has any other philanthropists in history appeared to care about the world (or part of the world) in a more profound way than Bill and Melinda Gates? The question I have, though, is how about continuation? I can't find anything on their website about a (hopefully distant) future without Bill and Melinda. Are the covenants such that the organisation can continue and still have the same impact? And the reason I care is…
IMHO caring is giving what people want, not trying to do what you declare good for them.
Re: These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020
#4Has any other philanthropists in history appeared to care about the world (or part of the world) in a more profound way than Bill and Melinda Gates? The question I have, though, is how about continuation? I can't find anything on their website about a (hopefully distant) future without Bill and Melinda. Are the covenants such that the organisation can continue and still have the same impact? And the reason I care is…
IMHO caring is giving what people want, not trying to do what you declare good for them.
Like, an end to malaria and food insecurity?
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#6Has any other philanthropists in history appeared to care about the world (or part of the world) in a more profound way than Bill and Melinda Gates? The question I have, though, is how about continuation? I can't find anything on their website about a (hopefully distant) future without Bill and Melinda. Are the covenants such that the organisation can continue and still have the same impact? And the reason I care is…
I assume you mean by dollar amount of personal fortune they’ve contributed because I can certainly think of quite a few philanthropists who have sacrificed more by percentage of wealth, time, or given their lives to support worthy causes.
This is by no means a dig at the Gates whom I admire greatly.
It’s hard to say if a foundation such as theirs can survive their loss. As much as they might clearly define the mission future leaders could still deviate from the founding principles like we’ve seen with many charitable organizations. There are no guarantees.
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#7Is that mask in the photo accompanying the post photoshopped over an existing picture of Bill? Or is Gates actually wearing the mask that way? In either case, doesn't it appear to be OVER the bottom of his glasses? Don't mean to be too picky, but the post stresses the importance of wearing masks to "slow the spread of the virus and save lives," so one would want to avoid suggesting wearing masks in a way that has been noted to decrease their effectiveness. Btw, tried Googling for another photo of Bill wearing a mask for comparison purposes, but couldn't find any. Guess he's been pretty good about social distancing! :-)
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
IMHO caring is giving what people want, not trying to do what you declare good for them.
Like, an end to malaria and food insecurity?
As long as "helped" people are objectively informed of any dependence and known side-effect thanks to some public debate, then accept the deal, and any individual remains free to refuse it for himself.
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#9Has any other philanthropists in history appeared to care about the world (or part of the world) in a more profound way than Bill and Melinda Gates? The question I have, though, is how about continuation? I can't find anything on their website about a (hopefully distant) future without Bill and Melinda. Are the covenants such that the organisation can continue and still have the same impact? And the reason I care is…
IMHO caring is giving what people want, not trying to do what you declare good for them.
Sounds like an excuse to not tackle universally despised problems like disease.
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