Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Exchange, recently pledged to give away half his family's wealth to charity. He's speaking at Cooper Union in NYC this Thurs with Alexander Vindman on the question of how to rebuild economic mobility in an age of widening income inequality cooper.edu/events-and-e... - ThreadSky

dieworkwear.bsky.social • 63 days ago

Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Exchange, recently pledged to give away half his family's wealth to charity. He's speaking at Cooper Union in NYC this Thurs with Alexander Vindman on the question of how to rebuild economic mobility in an age of widening income inequality

https://cooper.edu/events-and-exhibitions/events/rebuilding-american-dream-path-forward

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slabgorb.com•53 days ago

he's a cool cat and a smart guy

msdobalina.bsky.social•63 days ago

Wish they'd stream this

natsechobbyist.bsky.social•63 days ago

Me, too! Not all of us can dash off to NYC in the middle of the week.

betsyphd.bsky.social•60 days ago

They’re streaming it on their YouTube channel..

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-WfLn9ekLD9_-nL0zIyneXNKvii8r0MW&si=MV1sYMhrhWDRKRzs

msdobalina.bsky.social•60 days ago

Thanks for this! It's not showing up for me yet, but I'll keep an eye peeled for it.

dmpro.bsky.social•63 days ago

Thank you for giving me hope. With all the greedy, selfish, self absorbed oligarchs we’ve been seeing bowing down to politicians, it’s nice to know that someone with wealth actually care about PEOPLE.

jen-russell.bsky.social•62 days ago

Jeff is a really good, down to earth guy—used to live in my neighborhood. I didn’t know that he had that kind of wealth, just fame for his background

mikecrespin.bsky.social•63 days ago

It is apt that he is speaking at a university that until recently did not charge tuition thanks to a large donation by the founder. My dad was an engineering student there in the 60s.

vickizun.bsky.social•53 days ago

A reminder that Cooper Union used to be tuition-free, and is supposed to have a committee finding ways to return to that status.

realbowman.bsky.social•53 days ago

Cooper Union has recently announced they are returning to a tuition free model by 2028:

https://cooper.edu/about/news/cooper-makes-tuition-free-all-seniors

tree-standing.bsky.social•49 days ago

Good on him, on them both!

mfilak5.bsky.social•63 days ago

Maybe he could send some of this to the broadcasting services that are being gutted and shuttered also.

natsechobbyist.bsky.social•63 days ago

Are you going to offer fashion advice? Asking for the person who is constantly asked, “What should I wear?” by one of these men…

jagsaysstupid.bsky.social•63 days ago

You tell Jeff to hush.

natsechobbyist.bsky.social•63 days ago

😂

ciaogirl9.bsky.social•63 days ago

😉

ophelia-is-a-nun.bsky.social•62 days ago

billionaires wouldnt have to give their money to charity if their corps just paid their taxes and invested their money into the worforce instead of stock buybacks. There was never an american dream. That was propaganda to all the working class that said if you behave you might one day get rich

podgramma.bsky.social•61 days ago

Ummmm….maybe 🤷‍♂️ but likely NOT 🫤

ophelia-is-a-nun.bsky.social•60 days ago

Im not speaking out of my ass im speaking about the effects of trickle down economics and the downfall of the middle class post reaganomics

nancouchissues.bsky.social•59 days ago

Amen

flightyhandful.bsky.social•62 days ago

YES

brianomite.bsky.social•63 days ago

UBI

mhairiforrest.bsky.social•63 days ago

Tax reform where the wealthy are taxed appropriately, is the answer.

spin4srv.bsky.social•63 days ago

Necessary but not sufficient.

janetsmall.bsky.social•63 days ago

Yes. Absolutely.

katherineintx.bsky.social•63 days ago

Globally, just 2781 people have $14.2 TRILLION. The top 1% controls about half the global wealth. A few of them promising to some day give it to their favored charities is not the answer. They must be taxed more.

pranya3922.bsky.social•63 days ago

Yes we have to erase those illegal immigrants. They’ve only been in America for about 3000 years. Let’s ignore them since they don’t belong here. *sarcasm*

truebleu.bsky.social•61 days ago

Illustrating not every wealthy person is a craven fascist that seeks to destroy our democracy.

foolwatcher2025.bsky.social•62 days ago

We need the rich out of our government

leadbellly.bsky.social•62 days ago

i never see you in my feed, i had to search you to see if you were still posting here 🙏 @bsky.app

albca.bsky.social•63 days ago

Lol.

Giving it to Trump will make his life easier.

breakingupwit.bsky.social•62 days ago

22 Republican senators, dozens of Republican House members voted to fund Ukraine. Many of them call Trump a liar about Putin.

Get those Republicans who oppose Putin on the record!

Impeach. Feathers of Hope. https://jerryweiss.substack.com/p/remove-impeach-impeach

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