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by danschuller 305 days ago
I don't know if you intended this to be only spent selfishly. But if you look to how the old robber barons spent their money they did things like giving the US a large portion of it's public library system. I don't think it would be hard find things to do like this that make everyones lives better.
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Charity washing is a thing. And you get more control than just paying those pesky takes and letting the leasers choose that happens to it.

I'm still a fan of libraries. Just not private philanthropy displacing what should be public utilities and institutions.

The fact you were able to get >$1B already made a lot of people's lives significantly worse. Charity is just a way to whitewash hoarding and exploitation.