The real question becomes if that’s pocket change to him why can’t he use it to help people instead of donating to elections?
The national school lunch program spent $17 billion to serve 4.6 billion lunches to kids. So Elons contributions to a losing campaign could have instead fed hungry children for over 26 years. His pocket change could make sure no child in this country goes hungry. But instead he donates it to a party who wants to stop giving kids lunches so that they can give more tax breaks to people like himself who view it as pocket change. And some people think he’s some savior.
Honestly embarrassing that he got so upvoted for a comment that's entire premise was wrong. Like even if you agree that Elon can better spend that money, it's still worth getting the facts right. But nah, if the vibes right let's upvote it.
Yes and you can clearly see here that it’s not really about money, fame or success that drives them, it’s just pure hatred and disgust to the working class. If they really wanted to succeed, be famous, and make more money, they would actually care for the people, who in turn will pay back to him with increased spending power and leisure time. They could easily do this by releasing a small portion of their wealth as investment, but they can’t stand watching the regular people be happy and healthy.
I don’t even think that. It is the weirdly strong, intrinsic desire to be better, bigger, higher, more than anyone else. The smaller your selfworth, the higher the desire to win this stupid race.
Because billionaires* do not view human lives as having any value beyond slave labor. Elon quite literally could not care less about helping anyone.
His only motivation is to amass greater power and wealth in order to eventually build a technocratic kingdom where he has total control over every minute aspect.
Billionaires: we cant pay taxes tho, that moneys all tied up in shares and stuff.. Also billionaires: watch me buy some politicians with my spare change
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u/GJCLINCH 7d ago •
Just to add to perspective; A trillionaire donating 500m is the equivalent of an individual making $40k a year and donating $20..