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Bill Gates and about 18 other billionaires like Jeff Bezos(Amazon CEO) have teamed up and created a firm called Breakthrough Energy Ventures. By fronting $1 billion there goal is to create clean energy sources at a cheaper cost. They're planning to tackle emissions issues in manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, electricity, and buildings.
Now if I became a Microsoft billionaire and retired, I'd probably by a beach Mansion in Newport and buy a dozen sport cars. But I will always admire Bill Gates because he alway insists on being charitable, humble, and reasonable, no matter how wealthy or famous he has become. Thank you Bill.
tornBetweenWinningAndNotWinning
Did you know since retirement Bill Gates fortune has grown from 50b to 75b?
Tunisia
Bill makes better use of his money than many governments. If anyone has to be a multi-billionaire, I'm glad it's him.
MaximilianSteele
Bill is great guy. I like bill.
Stuey1221
I can't actually begin to imagine what I'd do with all that money.
kittiecatsorbust
Save us Bill Gates
FrankieFU
Bill Gates for president !!!
whycanttheygetgirlfriends
Releasing tax returns and putting your assets in a blind trust no longer required. Also you can now make your own facts. Run, Bill, Run!
Stuey1221
Isn't he about to become the first trillionaire?
jonestown
Putin is going to beat him there.
Fonzcorp
Bill Gates and the like are intellects. They have not only the money, but also ability to help others see change for the better.
canIuseyourtoilet
Melinda, is this you??
VukastleBlack
Shh... My cover must not be blown
ThatsImpressive
He just wants to use your toilet Melinda. Poor guy
vintagebroad
*their
Thexenmaster
Wow you're my hero for pointing this out, thank you
AceVanquish
*buy, *mansion
BeLikeRazz
Thanks for making me look to only find out that "they're" was used correctly
Boriseatsspiders
Right!
AlphaFoxtrotNW
Nuclear Energy? Fusion? ANTI MATTER DEUTERIUM THORIUM?
VeryOldPumpkin
To be fair though, he does still have a massive mansion and a load of sports cars......
loowhovian
Bill gates and JK Rowling are my heroes for their charitable work.
gtothehizzle
He should have ran for president
ISayFuckAllTheTime
CNN Headline: Elitist Billionaire Attempts to Bankrupt America's Biggest Industries
jakssupernova
So, when are we getting B. E. V. 'd up?
ionlyspeakthetruth
I think it's because once they're done making money, They just wanna live for forever. Can't do that if there's no planet to live on.
BigBallsRandy
"There goal" or their goal? Argghhhggg
76Tromboners
What good is mass amounts of wealth if you dont use it to better your fellow man, I ask you?
JustSayingYouHaventSeenMeAndBatmanInTheSameRoomBefore
To borrow a quote from Tim Allen, "MORE POWER!"
Datsinginguy
People like Sheldon Adelson will likely answer "die with the most stuff"
Jonahthewhale
I Agree but also https://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/
MaximilianSteele
Bill is great guy. I like bill.
gingen
What astounds me most is he has given his fortune away more than once and is still set to be a trillionaire in about 25 years time.
lucymax
Amazing how much hate he used to receive for the Windows Operating System. He has more than made up for it.
MaybeIamaRobot
10 people own 50%of the world's wealth
REAGANSMASH84
8 people have more wealth then half the world population
REAGANSMASH84
8 people have more wealth then half the world population
disinformatique
According to right wing looney tunes, he is a lizard alien who eats children and spreads autism by vaccines.
wildcatfan4life
Can Bill Gates and Elon Musk just buy America and make it a better place? They have the money.
CChowder
And yet they still haven't hired David Hasselhoff to drive a car with a snarky AI to take down criminals who operate above the law. *tsk*
Hitchgaffa
Relevant:
So Bill finds happiness in "giving" it away.
nipaxon
I wouldn't wanna be famous, just a bit rich. Not insanely rich but just the right amount so that i can stop worrying about the finances.
Aymbaut
-wayne gretzky
Ragingtoad22
-Michael Scott
MrWoland
Existential nightmare spiraling faster and faster downward into his own nihilistic hell. Jim knows what's up.
aegis27
Maybe not the answer to that particular questions, but there are several problems in my life that throwing money at would solve quite nicely
djethex
In the words of the great philosopher, Kayne West, "Having money's not everything; not having it is."
Xkalnar
They've actually done studies, and at least in Canada the prime income range for maximum happiness is around $80k. ($70-90k IIRC).
Xkalnar
Typically less $ leads to more financial stress while more $ requires more work stress and less personal/family time.
TheNoblePizzaDragonWhoLivesInYourFridge
Well I'd fucking love 80k, I have money for my phone bill this month and then I'm broke, and unemployed still...
Babbieflowers
With a net worth at $75 + billion he can afford to very happy for a very long time. He is a very generous man though.
Bahbawhitesheep
Bill Gates also pays for sand to be transported from France to his private beach each year. Not quite the Saint you think of him too be.
VukastleBlack
I look at it as more of a give and take. As in, yeah he has a private beach, but he donates billions to multiple causes so it evens out.
DrMcTouchy
He's making jobs!
quaggledoo
What a monster! Sand thief! Well... Sand customer, I suppose.
Bahbawhitesheep
Dude still has billions
Bahbawhitesheep
Dude still has billions
Bahbawhitesheep
He's even said he doesn't do as much charitable work as a volunteer because instead of money, they donate time.
Smithy5995
It's sand, big deal
Bahbawhitesheep
It's just one example of his lifestyle he enjoys.
tankdog420
I'd bet he pays several different people to accomplish that. What's the problem?
Bahbawhitesheep
Someone who has a private beach should donate large amounts of money.
tankdog420
I woukd also bet that he does.
MrArthurRadley
28 billion to charity vs sand transport. Tough call there.
Bahbawhitesheep
That's just one example. He lives a very comfortable lifestyle regardless.
ElPoloDiablo
I don't think you have to live in a wooden shack to be a good person.
Bahbawhitesheep
No. But having billions and donating small portions of that doesn't make you a good person either.
SnookerSylph
He has promised 90% of his fortune to charity when he dies and was able to get Warren buffet to make a similar deal. Fuck off
MrArthurRadley
Fair. But his commitment to charitable work really is impressive.
BeenThereSeenThat
So the trucker, who moves the sand to Bills private beach gets to feed his children. I fail to see a problem here...
Bahbawhitesheep
Didn't say it was a problem. The man lives a luxurious life regardless.
BeenThereSeenThat
Are you implying that he shouldn't..?
Bahbawhitesheep
Nope. Just not a patron saint for donating a fraction of his net worth.
BeenThereSeenThat
Since he plans to give it all away before he dies, he will, eventually, have to sell his property imported sandand all... Pity!
YourSocksHaveHoles
Bill Gates and Rotary International have nearly rid the world of Polio. He's a global treasure
RobertNAdams
Rotary International are great, they really get around.
GreaterDog
He's committed to eradicating malaria entirely, pledging several billion dollars. Annual malaria deaths have dropped by 50% since 2000.
PashaMad
Rotary club is awesome. I met a lot of good people there. If you ever want to volunteer/donate this is a genuine organization
woodenbadger
They've given away about $28 billion. Only Buffet has donated more. They're incredible people.
StormSaxon
Donated to a worthy cause or politics? I only ask bc I only hear his name in politics...
woodenbadger
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_&_Melinda_Gates_Foundation
JoelButterridge
You're a global treasure
Fonzcorp
Burn.
FriendlyNeighbourhoodSourceman
YourSocksHaveHoles
Aw thank you!
InitHello
Your FACE is a global treasure.
ArgentXero
Your MOM is a global treasure!
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
Can I be global treasure?
VitaminJay
Make pancakes in the morning and we'll see...
Datsinginguy
He DID buy the mansion, sports cars and yachts. Then realised they didn't make him happy and started down this amazing path.
Datsinginguy
He once bought a country club after they wouldn't let him play golf in shorts. He shat money in the 80s.
Zaayl
There is just a point where you buy everything and its like "Whats next?" you either become a philantrophist, or unearth eldritch horror.
MrSkar
InternationalPhoneticAlphabet
batman.
Datsinginguy
+1 for eldritch horror.
Zaayl
Its a darkest dungeon reference, the plot is literally "Your rich as fuck ancestor got bored of hookers and booze, and whoops, cthulhu."
Datsinginguy
Aaaaand another +1 for "whoops, Cthulhu". I want to hang where you hang.
Datsinginguy