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by asdfman123 2839 days ago
That ignores the psychology of your Bezoses and Gateses, though.

They are maniacally obsessed with growing their companies as much as possible, and everything they do works towards that goal. They don't have time for philanthropy, or worrying about social issues, while they're doing that.

Gates was able to give so much away because he shifted focus after leaving Microsoft. Hopefully others like him will follow.