> he's giving almost all of it away
> He's choosing to retain control
You're aware that those two things are opposites right?
> He's choosing to retain control
You're aware that those two things are opposites right?
Giving a thing away means you no longer have control of the thing. That's not a side effect, it's the literal plain meaning of the concept.
Him saying he is going to give it away $44 billion in the future should be evaluated in much the same way as my claim that I will receive $44 billion in the future, with healthy skepticism.
So what? That's fully within his rights.
A rich dude might by lying? That's not headline news.
People seem to confuse my position with something like, "Why isn't everybody praising him to the heavens?" When it's really more like, "Why is anybody paying attention to this?"