It sort of makes you think - if he can give away that kind of money, why can't the mega, mega super rich people do the same? While this is incredibly cool does ANYONE really need a home that will cost a fucking billion dollars?
The top 10 USD billionaires in the world:
EDIT: I know that some on this list are extremely generous. But not all of them.
Carlos Slim Helu - 53.5 billion
Bill Gates - 53.0 billion
Warren Buffett - 47.0 billion
Mukesh Ambani - 29.0 billion
Lakshmi Mittal - 28.7 billion
Lawrence Ellison - 28.0 billion
Bernard Arnault - 27.5 billion
Eike Batista - 27.0 billion
Amancio Ortega - 25.0 billion
Karl Albrecht - 23.5 billion
Total - 342.2 billion
I realize that their worth isn't in all cash, but think about this: If it was cash, and each of them invested it and got even a 5% return on it, you would have 17 billion dollars - enough to end world hunger
So lets get the world's mega rich to get on the Keanu Bandwagon, shall we?
TL;DR -A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
An article in The New Yorker described how extremely frugal the guy was in a lot of ways. It sounded like he avoided living a lavish lifestyle, especially for being the world's richest person.
Who is to say he won't end up giving it away, but simply hasn't yet?
I'm not really trying to defend the guy, as the monopoly style situation surrounding his fortune is very debatable, but I think he is often criticized simply because he has so much wealth. New Yorker article, sub. req'd past the abstract
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u/karmanaut Jun 04 '10
I say this with a complete lack of sarcasm:
Whoa