100 million saved lives?
Scott Adams poses a fascinating question over at the Dilbert Blog: who is holier, Mother Theresa or Bill Gates? He’s not kidding, and it’s an interesting question, once you quit equivocating on the meaning of “holy.”
I realize that it’s not cool to like Bill, and I have serious political differences with him on a few points, but… lord…$28 millionbillion… that’s breathtaking. It is the first thing I think of when I hear about amazingly rich and powerful celebrities making supposedly awe-inspiring donations. Every contribution is valuable and appreciated, but how many people do you know that donate one half of their net worth? Really, think about it. It’s rare at any level, including in the millionaires and billionaires clubs.
Scott Adams is worth reading. Seriously - he’s turned into one of only two or three blogs that I’ll read even if I don’t have time for blogs. That is rarified company indeed, considering the size of my feed list. We’re talking Raymond Chen and BoingBoing territory here.
December 31st, 2005 at 5:44 pm
Yeah but he’s really arrogant in person.