NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBill Gates vows to give away 99 per cent of his fortune by 2045www.watoday.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square307fedilinkarrow-up1562arrow-down189
arrow-up1473arrow-down1external-linkBill Gates vows to give away 99 per cent of his fortune by 2045www.watoday.com.auNotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square307fedilink
minus-squareexcral@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoWhile it’s good that he’s willing to give away 99%, he’d still be a billionaire and one of the richest persons of the world afterwards. He’s so incomprehensibly rich that even 1% of his wealth is more than any single person should own.
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI think it’s one of those situations where he’s using percentages for a reason.
While it’s good that he’s willing to give away 99%, he’d still be a billionaire and one of the richest persons of the world afterwards. He’s so incomprehensibly rich that even 1% of his wealth is more than any single person should own.
I think it’s one of those situations where he’s using percentages for a reason.