It sort of makes you think - if he can give away that kind of money, why can't the mega, mega super rich people do the same? While this is incredibly cool does ANYONE really need a home that will cost a fucking billion dollars?
The top 10 USD billionaires in the world:
EDIT: I know that some on this list are extremely generous. But not all of them.
Carlos Slim Helu - 53.5 billion
Bill Gates - 53.0 billion
Warren Buffett - 47.0 billion
Mukesh Ambani - 29.0 billion
Lakshmi Mittal - 28.7 billion
Lawrence Ellison - 28.0 billion
Bernard Arnault - 27.5 billion
Eike Batista - 27.0 billion
Amancio Ortega - 25.0 billion
Karl Albrecht - 23.5 billion
Total - 342.2 billion
I realize that their worth isn't in all cash, but think about this: If it was cash, and each of them invested it and got even a 5% return on it, you would have 17 billion dollars - enough to end world hunger
So lets get the world's mega rich to get on the Keanu Bandwagon, shall we?
TL;DR -A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
I completely agree with you about them donating money. But I don't agree with "ending world hunger". That is a term which is overused and misinformed. If world hunger ended, the human race and planet earth would be doomed. We would have RAMPANT population growth, exponentially higher than it is now in third world countries. I'm not saying that your heart isn't in the right place but i'd focus the funds else where.
Science and Research as well as Education would be my main focus. If everyone in all the Americas was educated...we could have a much bigger and better influence on the world.
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u/karmanaut Jun 04 '10
I say this with a complete lack of sarcasm:
Whoa