• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    His total contributions alone are $100Bn, mate. You asked for a very specific metric and got it.

    If you were to build, for example, a townhouse with USA labour costs it would be about $55,000 to $100,000, so you could build a couple thousand with that amount. Be a pretty dumb way to spend it, imo.

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      18 hours ago

      That’s all I see Bill doing. Throwing coins at impoverished and exploited people does not properly address or solve the issues they are facing. Bill Gates surely knows of the exploitation that African countries face at the hands of western imperialism. He could use his influence to shine a light on modern atrocities.

      If they were paid fairly for their labor and paid a fair price for their goods and exports; these countries would not be starving, they could afford their own vaccination programs on the back of the own economies, they would be able to provide everyone with access to clean water, and they would be able to develop their societies as they see fit, including providing education to their citizens.

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          17 hours ago

          If there is still slavery and these countries are largely poor, yet western society relies on them for their labor, natural resources, and goods/exports, his 100 billion dollars means nothing.

          He could’ve spent that 100 billion a whole lot more effectively. Like shining a light on western companies supporting child slavery to harvest cocoa or enabling these countries to break free from western imperialism.

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              18 hours ago

              I’m mad that he’s silent and complicit while people suffer. Perhaps I’ll work on my anger while he hopefully works on finding his voice and speaking the truth.

              He pays regularly for media attention, why can’t he pay to expose western atrocities?

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                18 hours ago

                He’s literally in the headline speaking out and you’re still criticizing him, lol

                It seems like you’re mad just for the sake of being mad.

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                  17 hours ago

                  He’s acting like Elon Musk is solely responsible. He’s diluting a very large issue (modern slavery) and watering it down to Elon Musk bad.

                  Bill Gates is educated and present in these countries. He knows what really is going on.

                  Can you blame me for being angry that there is mass suffering, death, and slavery, while everybody in the know acts dumb, and the truth is hidden from the masses?

                  Edit: Your downvotes have been noted. Thanks for providing your feedback finitebanjo.