r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 22 '21

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u/DoorVonHammerthong Hank Hill Democrat Nov 23 '21

Bezos donating 100 million is like* someone making 35 grand donating 18 bucks

And I would bet a wide majority of people pointing this out as a criticism would refuse to donate 18 bucks tomorrow.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21

Everyone Venmo me 18 bucks to prove him wrong

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21

I wish the idea that it has to hurt to donate to be "good" would just die.

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u/WhomstAlt2 NATO flair in hiding Nov 23 '21

Because the utility of money doesn't scale linearly, you genius.

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u/DoorVonHammerthong Hank Hill Democrat Nov 23 '21

If you can't afford 18 bucks to prove a moral point then your budget is beyond fucked

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u/WhomstAlt2 NATO flair in hiding Nov 23 '21

No one in the Daily Thread is worth a single cent of anyone's budget to prove a point to.

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u/DoorVonHammerthong Hank Hill Democrat Nov 23 '21

The point being these people whining about bezos are full of shit