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0 pointslatexr1y ago0 comments

I didn’t say “do these things inefficiently”. If we know better, we can do better. It’s like if I said “use the money to fix the potholes in this road” and you replied “but if you shove all that asphalt in the same hole, it will create a mound that stops cars from going through”. Yeah, don’t dump everything in the same place without thinking.

Start by collaborating with organisations which are entrenched in studying these issues and the impact of the solutions. If you have the money you can pay them to help and guide the effort, don’t act like if you know everything.

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pj_mukh1y ago

Yes this has basically been the modus operandi of the gates foundation and it took them 10 years to make a dent on Malaria. They still have no clue how to “efficiently” reduce famines.

They won’t touch American housing problems with a 10ft pole. That should tell you something.

Go to Berkeley, tell them a Billionaire wants to build housing for the homeless in their neighborhood. See what happens.

It’s a hard pill to swallow but the best thing billionaires can do is let us tax them and then butt out go fly rockets. The political problems is upto the rest of us.

exceptione1y ago

The housing problem in the USA is mostly a NIMBY. It is difficult to get projects from the ground.

latexrOP1y ago

> They won’t touch American housing problems with a 10ft pole.

Why do you keep insisting on the USA? It’s not the only country in the world.

> Go to Berkeley

I will not. I’m not American.

> It’s a hard pill to swallow but the best thing billionaires can do is let us tax them

Maybe it’s a hard pill to swallow for the billionaire, but I personally agree and think you’re right. However, this conversation started with someone asking “what do you do with a a lot of money past a point” and offering only a private space agency as an alternative to working on AGI. My point was there are many other problems worth pursuing.

pj_mukh1y ago

My point was every other problem would be made worse by a billionaire pushing his/her money in there. Everyone is a couple of billions of money funneled away from becoming the next George Soros.

If you don’t think NIMBYism and degrowth is a problem in your country yet, just give it a couple of years. It just hit England, you’re next. No billionaire can save you.

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pj_mukh1y ago

Yes this has basically been the modus operandi of the gates foundation and it took them 10 years to make a dent on Malaria. They still have no clue how to “efficiently” reduce famines.

They won’t touch American housing problems with a 10ft pole. That should tell you something.

Go to Berkeley, tell them a Billionaire wants to build housing for the homeless in their neighborhood. See what happens.

It’s a hard pill to swallow but the best thing billionaires can do is let us tax them and then butt out go fly rockets. The political problems is upto the rest of us.

exceptione1y ago

The housing problem in the USA is mostly a NIMBY. It is difficult to get projects from the ground.

latexrOP1y ago

> They won’t touch American housing problems with a 10ft pole.

Why do you keep insisting on the USA? It’s not the only country in the world.

> Go to Berkeley

I will not. I’m not American.

> It’s a hard pill to swallow but the best thing billionaires can do is let us tax them

pj_mukh1y ago

My point was every other problem would be made worse by a billionaire pushing his/her money in there. Everyone is a couple of billions of money funneled away from becoming the next George Soros.

If you don’t think NIMBYism and degrowth is a problem in your country yet, just give it a couple of years. It just hit England, you’re next. No billionaire can save you.

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