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Escurumbele

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7. People go against Bezos, Gates, but these people are selfmade, they both started from nothing.
Tue Dec 10, 2024, 10:20 AM
Dec 2024

Gates still does a lot of charitable work, his foundation with his ex-wife gives a lot of money to good causes. On Bezos? I don't know how much he helps out, but he also made it on his own, and neither of them are evil.

Musk? I will admit that I don't know how this guy came down to so much money, but he is a crazy SOB, that is for sure. I will read about his beginnings just to find out if he is self-made or just a lucky guy who was given a lot of money by those who did do it on their own.

Anyway, we cannot go against every person who is a millionaire or billionaire, they are not all bad, and we have to admit when they got to where they are thanks to their ingenuity, hard work, and see what they are doing with their wealth today. That they are making 15,000 sq/ft homes for themselves? Why not? but are they helping people who need help? There has to be a balance, we cannot vilify everyone who made, we have to see who they are, what kind of person they are and what they do with their money, not everyone is bad.

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