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What's wrong with supporting the arts?

I don't think anything is, but it's a low level endeavor for $77b company, no?

I mean, the arts are something I support, because it is something I can afford. If I had more money, Id probably want to try harder to make a difference.

I mean it's one project out of 145 featured on their website. Looking at their financial statement for 2019 it's certainly a very small amount compared to other projects which include for example funding medical research.

I didn't look at the rest, but the that they would even put that just makes it more odd. It would be like me putting "voluntarily picks up litter when I go for a walk" on my list of charity activities (which doesn't exist because, if anything, I don't do enough for the world to warrant tooting my horn).

That's just my opinion, though. I'm happy they are doing something rather than nothing.

And emissions-cheating devices.

But if everybody tried as hard as they could to "make a difference", then nobody would be supporting the arts.

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