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Lots of successful exits recently, many new millionaires and billionaires. Not a lot of causes changing things, at least not that I've been seeing.

I did see a homeless encampment get bulldozed the other day. The day before that I watched a Vietnam Vet take a dump on the sidewalk, we made awkward eye contact.

Not sure where all those billions are going but the "cause" does not seem to be moving forward.

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Two of your anecdotal experiences don't speak for the overall effectiveness of charity organizations.

I'm not criticizing charity I'm criticizing tech millionaires. The world is coming unglued and they seem to care very little about the "scum" around them who make less than six figures.

> I did see a homeless encampment get bulldozed the other day. The day before that I watched a Vietnam Vet take a dump on the sidewalk, we made awkward eye contact.

Dude what state do you live in? I must live in a bubble over here...

Given that we're on HN and SF has notorious homeless problems, I'd say odds are high that it's somewhere in the Bay Area.

Colorado

I'm just curious, how exactly you'd propose to change it?

With money, of course.

Indeed. I'm inspired by Rutger Bregman who famously states in his book Utopia For Realists:

> "It's more expensive to sustain poverty than it is to eradicate it"

When is enough, enough? Do you really need that other billion when you already have a few? Giving money to the poor works: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/06/utopia...

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