• aqeeliz
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    3 years ago

    Well, as much as I would like him to use his money for philanthropic reasons, it is his money, he can do whatever he wants with it. I don’t really understand all this hate against him for not ending world hunger. Can someone explain what I am missing?

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      3 years ago

      I remember something like this: Musk shit posted on Twitter that the reason there is world hunger is because governments are incompetent of feading people. He also challenge some UN organisation to make a plan what it would take to end global hunger, and if he has enough money to fund it he would do it.

      The UN then gave him a plan and said some lower two digit billion number to pay for it.

      Then Musk forgot his shit talking and ignored it.

      I will try to find some sources, but this is what I remember when seeing such memes.

      Edit: is was only 6bil $. Here is an article. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/18/tech/elon-musk-world-hunger-wfp-donation/index.html

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        Ah, got it.

        Read a bit more about it. From another article: Beasley acknowledged that “$6 billion will not solve world hunger,” adding that that “it WILL prevent geopolitical instability [and] mass migration.”

        Also, there are many cases of WFP’s donation causing more problems, like bankrupting local farmers (when giving food), or increase political corruption (when giving money).

        So, it seems it isn’t as simple as just donating $6 Billion would have ended world hunger, but it would have mitigated a specific, current issue.

        Thanks for the explanation!

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      3 years ago

      it is his money

      Nope, it’s money he stole from his employees by using them like cattle.

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        Stole, did he tie them with chains and make em work? They were all willing to work. This line of reasoning is absurd.

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          3 years ago

          be you

          live in capitalist hellhole US

          have basic bodily needs like food

          maybe a health problem or two that you need to pay for

          need to work for an asshole billionaire for what little peanuts he gives you

          don’t this billionaire? well your options are him or another boss that treats you just as shittily

          no work, no money, you die.

          Not that far from having literal chains if you ask me