{"id":12163,"date":"2023-11-07T12:39:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/07\/the-problem-with-tech-bro-philanthropy-zoe-williams\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T12:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:39:07","slug":"the-problem-with-tech-bro-philanthropy-zoe-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/07\/the-problem-with-tech-bro-philanthropy-zoe-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"The problem with tech bro philanthropy | Zoe Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Billionaires say they are desperate to give away their money \u2013 but their interests are misaligned with society\u2019s. Just tax them!<\/p>\n

Almost exactly a year ago, Vox journalist Kelsey Piper was having a heart-to-heart with Sam Bankman-Fried. The \u201cCrypto King\u201d (people used to call him a lot of stupid things) had just declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain of events that last week ended in his conviction for multiple types of fraud. He has yet to be sentenced, but he faces a maximum term of 115 years, which is quite some override of the principle \u201cavoid sending rich people to prison\u201d laid down, I believe, by the founding fathers.<\/p>\n

Against a backdrop in which Bankman-Fried has already been put bang to rights, and on the understanding that further critique of the young gentleman won\u2019t give anyone their money back, I still can\u2019t help circling one part of the Piper\/Bankman-Fried exchange. \u201cYou don\u2019t believe anyone is doing anything for good reasons,\u201d Piper told him in a message. \u201cYou don\u2019t believe the \u2018good guys\u2019 are good, so why not make it big and then be the one who gets to decide what \u2018good\u2019 is?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nBillionaires say they are desperate to give away their money \u2013 but their interests are misaligned with society\u2019s. Just tax them!
\nAlmost exactly a year ago, Vox journalist Kelsey Piper was having a heart-to-heart with Sam Bankman-Fried. The \u201cCrypto King\u201d (people used to call him a lot of stupid things) had just declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain of events that last week ended in his conviction for multiple types of fraud. He has yet to be sentenced, but he faces a maximum term of 115 years, which is quite some override of the principle \u201cavoid sending rich people to prison\u201d laid down, I believe, by the founding fathers.
\nAgainst a backdrop in which Bankman-Fried has already been put bang to rights, and on the understanding that further critique of the young gentleman won\u2019t give anyone their money back, I still can\u2019t help circling one part of the Piper\/Bankman-Fried exchange. \u201cYou don\u2019t believe anyone is doing anything for good reasons,\u201d Piper told him in a message. \u201cYou don\u2019t believe the \u2018good guys\u2019 are good, so why not make it big and then be the one who gets to decide what \u2018good\u2019 is?\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Billionaires say they are desperate to give away their money \u2013 but their interests are misaligned with society\u2019s. Just tax them! Almost exactly a year ago, Vox journalist Kelsey Piper was having a heart-to-heart with Sam Bankman-Fried. The \u201cCrypto King\u201d (people used to call him a lot of stupid things) had just declared bankruptcy, setting …<\/p>\n

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