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>if a young mother dedicates 99% of her life (but not billions because she doesn't have it) into charity

That is the point. He is not dedicating 99% of his life, he is moving money around. If an average person gives 5% of his income to charity he is losing power and losing opportunities. He is sacrificing his well being and that of his immediate family for charity. If someone with as much money as Zuckerberg or Gates does it he is increasing his power and his opportunities. They still get influence, they earn karma points, they get a legacy, they still decide.

The average guy giving is a hero, Zuckerberg is not.

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So what?

This sounds like a twisted, reversed version of Widow's Mite[0], in which the rich guy is being hated for giving a lot of money for good purposes. Yes, the average person (or the poor person) is giving up much more personally. But even the Bible story doesn't deny that the rich guy giving lots of money is doing much more for the cause. If you care about actual effect, as opposed to judging someone's moral state (to which Jesus is entitled, you're not), you should be happy that a rich person can single-handedly give more good than most other donors taken together, and you should encourage more rich people to drop their money, instead of scaring them off.

It's results that matters.

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesson_of_the_widow%27s_mite

>you should be happy that a rich person can single-handedly give more good than most other donors taken together

How is that supposed to make me happy?

>It's results that matters.

What results beyond Zuckerberg having even more power and influence than before?

> How is that supposed to make me happy?

Because significantly more good is being done? It should make you happy if you care about the particular issue being solved. If not, that's fair, but it means we're not complaining about philanthropy anymore, but about rich people being rich.

You claimed I should be happy about rich people being rich. I asked how you expected me to do that.

Also, I'm not sure good is being done at all. As my second question showed.

Guys, be grateful! Whatever you say he's probably still doing much better than you or me. And certainly better than thousands of bankers out there.

Still. Results.

Show them.

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