something that's instructive about these lists is just how impossible it is to have your net worth go down when you have this kind of money
I remember hearing constantly about how much money Bill Gates was giving away, and yet here he is, 8th on the list, richer than ever
I remember hearing constantly about how much money Bill Gates was giving away, and yet here he is, 8th on the list, richer than ever
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Alejandra Caraballo
Elon is now the richest person who has ever lived, even more than plutocrats who have plundered entire countries or the leaders of immense empires. This level of obscene wealth should not be tolerated.
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I got divorced, and I will tell you it took me the better part of a decade to dig out and I still can't afford a house.
(which, you know, assuming you think 'giving to your own foundation' counts)
but the number goes up anyway
one more reason why nobody should be allowed to reach this level in the first place
But it's allowed to be real for them, and forced to never be real for 99% of people
There was at least dignity, that Rockefeller's mass was measured in real liquid and steel and human flesh.
She spends all her time giving it away and she literally cannot do so fast enough.