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Instead of giving directly to charities like St. Judes - he funds his foundation which gives to charities like St. Judes. When you give away $5B, wouldn't it be

Instead of giving directly to charities like St. Judes - he funds his foundation which gives to charities like St. Judes. When you give away $5B, wouldn't it be irresponsible to not give it to a foundation? And if you have your own foundation, wouldn't it be dumb to not give it to your own foundation? This seems like a nothing story; except that it's in vogue to hate Musk right now.

blisterpeanuts 4y ago
- dmix 4y ago
  Is Bill Gates still shorting Tesla?
  - Graziano_M 4y ago
    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/23/elon-musk-tweets-that-he-confronted-bill-gates-about-shorting-tesla.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/23/elon-musk-tweets-that-he-con...
- SV_BubbleTime 4y ago
  I saw a comment that was without irony posting how Musk is the new Trump. And I think there is so much truth to that it’s painful, but not in the way some people may think.
  - memish 4y ago
    Only insofar that they are anti-establishment and the media uses them for ragebait, and they troll the media. Trump is a rent seeker celebrity. Elon is one of the most productive humans. They are radically different but both break people's brains because they are supposed to be pro-establishment refined elites. Instead they are uncouth and align more with the working poors and dissidents. That's the biggest sin and it's what drives TDS and EDS respectively.
    - berkes 4y ago
      > Elon is the most productive human That's an impossible to prove statement. And it reeks of fanboysim all over. It makes your entire argument look very biased as well.
      - memish 4y ago
        If he's not, he's certainly close. The point is he produces more than he consumes and does so at high scale. You can measure the impact of Tesla and SpaceX with the number of cars and rockets produced. Payload to orbit and so on. That would not have happened if he hadn't spent most of his time and money there for the past 20 years. Who would you say is the most productive?
        JumpinJack_Cash 4y ago
        > That would not have happened if he hadn't spent most of his time and money there for the past 20 years. It would have happened just like that, only the person doing the signing off (because that's what CEO do, they sign off stuff built by others) on those projects would have been called say "Mlon Eusk" a Swedish entrepreneur who moved to California, and right now you'd be worshipping him instead. It's the same for everything, if Albert Einstein didn't come up with relativity it would have been Elbert Ainstain . It's really bizzarre how any knowledge of statistics goes out of the window when disucussing people, celebrities and historical figures. I guess it's a protection mechanism of the human brain so each and everyone of us can still believe that everyone could be a Powerball winner as long as they work hard enough or want it bad enough, whereas in reality it's just the luck of the draw, only the draw is only visible by people who manage to override that protection mechanism in their brain and look at reality as it is.
        memish 4y ago
        You don't luck into the theory of relativity or into building a rocket company. Both took serious effort way beyond the norm combined with a higher than average IQ and determination, those parts you can attribute to luck of birth. They shouldn't be worshiped. No, but encouraged and recognized, yes. Einstein could have just done his 9-5 at the patent office. Elon could be hanging out on a yacht.
- tlogan 4y ago
  The reason is because he is a narcist. And since he is narcist, he wants to be in the news all the time. However negative news sell more. And somehow he made more enemies than Trump: Trump will not be booed in Oklahoma but Elon will be booed both in Oklahoma and San Franscisco.
  - blisterpeanuts 4y ago
    What makes Musk more of a narcissist than any number of other celebrities and influencers who spend all their time online and post provocative tweets, videos, Tiktoks, etc.? What's your definition of a narcissist? I'm also curious why Elon Musk would be "booed" in Oklahoma (where I'm from, by the way). Is it because of his industrial achievements, or his libertarian and free speech leanings, or because he hails from South Africa, or...?
    - tlogan 4y ago
      A narcissist is a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves. A lot of people who make movies on TikTok are just trying to get noticed and maybe land some job. Not narcissist at all: just trying to survive.
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k099 4y ago
While I agree that this is ordinary for very rich people, it's good reporting and context for us to know where and how the 2nd richest man in the world takes a tax deduction that we publicly fund.
- boxed 4y ago
  ..to St. Jude? With one intermediary? I don't see the big deal...

blisterpeanuts 4y ago

dmix 4y ago
Is Bill Gates still shorting Tesla?
- Graziano_M 4y ago
  https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/23/elon-musk-tweets-that-he-confronted-bill-gates-about-shorting-tesla.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/23/elon-musk-tweets-that-he-con...
SV_BubbleTime 4y ago
I saw a comment that was without irony posting how Musk is the new Trump. And I think there is so much truth to that it’s painful, but not in the way some people may think.
- memish 4y ago
  Only insofar that they are anti-establishment and the media uses them for ragebait, and they troll the media. Trump is a rent seeker celebrity. Elon is one of the most productive humans. They are radically different but both break people's brains because they are supposed to be pro-establishment refined elites. Instead they are uncouth and align more with the working poors and dissidents. That's the biggest sin and it's what drives TDS and EDS respectively.
  - berkes 4y ago
    > Elon is the most productive human That's an impossible to prove statement. And it reeks of fanboysim all over. It makes your entire argument look very biased as well.
    - memish 4y ago
      If he's not, he's certainly close. The point is he produces more than he consumes and does so at high scale. You can measure the impact of Tesla and SpaceX with the number of cars and rockets produced. Payload to orbit and so on. That would not have happened if he hadn't spent most of his time and money there for the past 20 years. Who would you say is the most productive?
      - JumpinJack_Cash 4y ago
        > That would not have happened if he hadn't spent most of his time and money there for the past 20 years. It would have happened just like that, only the person doing the signing off (because that's what CEO do, they sign off stuff built by others) on those projects would have been called say "Mlon Eusk" a Swedish entrepreneur who moved to California, and right now you'd be worshipping him instead. It's the same for everything, if Albert Einstein didn't come up with relativity it would have been Elbert Ainstain . It's really bizzarre how any knowledge of statistics goes out of the window when disucussing people, celebrities and historical figures. I guess it's a protection mechanism of the human brain so each and everyone of us can still believe that everyone could be a Powerball winner as long as they work hard enough or want it bad enough, whereas in reality it's just the luck of the draw, only the draw is only visible by people who manage to override that protection mechanism in their brain and look at reality as it is.
        memish 4y ago
        You don't luck into the theory of relativity or into building a rocket company. Both took serious effort way beyond the norm combined with a higher than average IQ and determination, those parts you can attribute to luck of birth. They shouldn't be worshiped. No, but encouraged and recognized, yes. Einstein could have just done his 9-5 at the patent office. Elon could be hanging out on a yacht.
tlogan 4y ago
The reason is because he is a narcist. And since he is narcist, he wants to be in the news all the time. However negative news sell more. And somehow he made more enemies than Trump: Trump will not be booed in Oklahoma but Elon will be booed both in Oklahoma and San Franscisco.
- blisterpeanuts 4y ago
  What makes Musk more of a narcissist than any number of other celebrities and influencers who spend all their time online and post provocative tweets, videos, Tiktoks, etc.? What's your definition of a narcissist? I'm also curious why Elon Musk would be "booed" in Oklahoma (where I'm from, by the way). Is it because of his industrial achievements, or his libertarian and free speech leanings, or because he hails from South Africa, or...?
  - tlogan 4y ago
    A narcissist is a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves. A lot of people who make movies on TikTok are just trying to get noticed and maybe land some job. Not narcissist at all: just trying to survive.

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k099 4y ago

While I agree that this is ordinary for very rich people, it's good reporting and context for us to know where and how the 2nd richest man in the world takes a tax deduction that we publicly fund.

boxed 4y ago
..to St. Jude? With one intermediary? I don't see the big deal...