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by dylan604 139 days ago
It really seems like you're intentionally trying to strain definition of words. What is a prize if not a reward?
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Sure, prize and award is the same, you're missing my point.

The title right now is "Ross Stevens Donates $100M to Pay Every US Olympian and Paralympian $200k", while after our conversation, it's pretty clear that this isn't a donation at all, it's a prize/reward for doing something specific. If you don't do that thing, you (and your family once you die) don't get the prize/reward.

Not only is the whole "once you die" part really strange way of trying to "reward" people, it isn't even a "donation" which the article seems to want you to believe.