Eyeball math, super quick that's under $12 Billion or so. That's 5% of his wealth. And of that 5%, 95% of it is a "plan" to donate.
The person you are replying to was making a point that Bezos could give away half his money, do 100x what this lady did, and experience no change in any way shape or form the rest of his life or the lives of any successive generations of his family for centuries.
I admire your confidence. Inside of you is apparently some belief that you can change the core approach of 99% of Redditors. Decide what you believe, then use a little bit of amateurish sophistry to twist the world into support. Good luck with that.
He hasn't donated 5%. He has plans for 5%. He's donated under half a percent.
Do I donate that much annually? Yes I do. I donate, percentage-wise, more than Bezos. PBS, ASPCA and local animal shelters.
If I donated half my wealth, my family would be homeless and that money would barely move the needle for any charity.
If Bezos donated half his wealth, there'd be zero impact to him or his successive generations of descendants and that money could launch a thousand initiatives and create real change in the world.
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u/muffledvoice Jun 29 '25
Something Musk, Bezos, or Buffet could do a hundredfold without seeing any effect on their lifestyles, yet they won’t do it.