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#current_events #politics #wtf #worldhunger #twitter
Nov 18, 2022 7:58 PM
sillychillly
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#current_events #politics #wtf #worldhunger #twitter
Masaya51
Not real money, so no.
TheFeralDog
I'm so sick of this idea..he didn't have close to enough to end world hunger. The pure ignorance of people who think he could is befuddling.
BioGoji1989
Please, the only hunger Elon can feed is his own hunger for attention.
DrWhy9
Dailywitchery
He has to pretend he's the king of something.
APoetsTouch
*OUR* wealth? That's communism talk bud, straight to jail.
GrammarCorrectionsOfficer
*he
suvasam
27. He bought it for 27bn in overvalued Tesla stock, the rest he conned out of shareholders.
tsiken
I dread to think what would have happened if this idiot tried to 'end world hunger' in any similar way to how he affected twitter.. scary
Murder0fCr0ws
A few dozen billionaire heads rolling on the floor and the world becomes a better place... Not a hard sell for billions
anjeleyezjr
Tis the time of snickersnack
raggeragnar
I’ll do it. If I could get help rounding them up.
PrincessWendyB
We need to find a way to end the hoarding of resources obtained thru petro chemical commerce, and use the resources to combat climate change
dazergolf
and like to play with society
fimbl
You mean, little spoiled rich boy is only interested in his own vanity projects? What a shock.
SerpentorOfCobra
Time to start slaying the dragons....
cbale2000
World hunger is a political issue, not a financial one. You can buy all the food you want but if it doesn't mean gets to people in need.
fknbastard
They’re not hoarding our wealth, they’re hoarding our lives.
zanarchy805
That would really own the libs.
sirinigo
For that price he could have bought TWO US elections
BootsDusty
innagaddavidababy
Do any of us really think 44 billion could end world hunger? How?
LowestForm
We'd need a million schools and family planning clinics or we'd be worse off in a few years. The problem would come back. 100Trillon req
LibDemsCanDisagree
Elon is a piece of shit. But literally no one on this site understands the diff between wealth and liquidity.
sadavir42
Yeah ppl like to act all high and mighty but if they were billionaires they'd be just as evil or worse. Like most white men still vote Trump
trippingthelightfantastic
PrincessWendyB
In Europe a pre-existing condition is known as your medical history. Think about that.
sillychillly
???
easterr0x
I'm going to guess Musk's has dropped quite a bit since.
64645
Don't forget the Saudis put in a bunch too. I do wonder if MBS will invite him to the local SA consulate for...reasons.
goxpal350
Hoarding your wealth? I wonder what wealth they acquired that uncle Elon is hoarding. Invent something make your own money.
AreYouABadPerson
That moron didn't invent jack shit.
djangojazz
Wealth doesn't even make sense at the level when it's just valuation based. It's like at that point it's all pretend money and you just>
PrincessWendyB
Putting your efforts towards a cause you believe in is so much more satisfying than merelt owning things. Rich folk don't talk about this.
djangojazz
are given more by society and no one even knows why. But Republicans claim you work hard!
Unclescam
That's exactly how he'll lose 100 billion on this nonsense and keep living the same way. All the points are made up and there are no rules.
Arenlor
That's exactly the difference between wealth and riches.
DewiMorgan
Where did the twitter money GO? Did it make new billionaires? Did it disappear into the ether of falling share prices? What?
flamingflamingo
Twitter was already in debt. Buying Twitter means he will be paying $1 billion a year. And it makes zero money.
Fauxcused
To other rich people
FlippedOut
Money was made from debt. And given to the people who owned twitter, who exchanged their twitter worth into cash So their net worth is same
bippityboppitybuttsex
Everyone who owned Twitter stock was paid $54.40 per share (about 5x its value)...
ckmnstr
No, it was about 45+, went up a bit when Elon decided to buy it
bippityboppitybuttsex
And everyone knew it was dramatically overvalued vs. its net income... that is why the shareholders jumped on it and sued to make it proceed
ckmnstr
Nearly every company in tech is overvalued
bippityboppitybuttsex
Nope... but TWTR was. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-investors-just-elon-musks-111249432.html
hodorgoestomordor
World hunger cannot be solved by merely throwing money at the problem.
TooRexyForMyShirt
No, but it certainly wouldn't hurt.
MidnightTacoTruck
Parroting billionaires doesn't make you richer, but here we are.
TeddyMoment
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/11/elon-musk-un-world-hunger-famine/
hodorgoestomordor
He said, if they gave him a plan to end world hunger for $6b... they gave him a plan to feed SOME people for 1 YEAR. That's not ending WH
Clockworkdancerobot
He could have bought food industries, made them private, changed them to co-ops, and spread to eradicate food deserts.
Clockworkdancerobot
Worker owned Co-ops weather instability far better since they prioritize the people rather than shareholders.
RawSuger
you do understand that money can buy goods and services? it absolutely can. but you need a LOT more than one time 44bn
JeffGodofBiscuits
But I bet it would go a long way to getting the hungry a meal or two
RawSuger
ye its not so much end world hunger as buy every starving person a pizza which would be a much better use than destroying twitter
JeffGodofBiscuits
TheWhoamater
44 billion could feed and house everyone, even in this profit focused bullshit life.
hodorgoestomordor
44 billion would not even feed and house every person in the world who is by definition "hungry". Nearly 1billion people are in calorie 1/2
hodorgoestomordor
deficit regularly. That means $44/ person...one time... that's maybe a couple meals for a couple days if you REALLY stretch it.
Fedotia
Aye, it's better to burn these billions into superyachts and private jets.
blathergram
This is the same vibe as “money doesn’t buy you happiness”. No, but it gets you 90% of the way there and makes it achievable/hella easier
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407145
I think @TheFreePizzaDude could buy everyone in the world at least a slice with that.
Clockworkdancerobot
Removed the profit motive. We waste so much food at every level just to keep it profitable.
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Clockworkdancerobot
There's a lot of info on food waste. Some times farmers leave fields to rot merely because the price is not high enough.
IcouldntfindmymedsthismorningsoItookyours
It’s even more simple than that. Grocery stores throw away expired food instead of give it away because profits.
forResearchPurposesOnly
Not realistic to put the blame of “solving” world hunger on any individual. It’s myopic and ignorant of the myriad causes. Might a well …>
forResearchPurposesOnly
>… blame yourself
MacallanNeat
Money is power. And with great power there must also come great responsibility. I will villainies ANYONE who personally has the power to …
MacallanNeat
do incredible good for the entire world, SAYS they will, and then chooses not to for selfish reasons.
forResearchPurposesOnly
Musk is a douche bag worthy of all the scorn. But he’s not the savior of anyone.
ZKrock
Are you aware he said he was going to end world hunger for $6 billion? If you didn't, now you understand why he's being made fun of. If 1/2
ZKrock
you did know, holy shit you have so much egg on your face you could end hunger in a whole town for a day.
forResearchPurposesOnly
You could have ended hunger in at least a village or two with your donations. At least enough worth a few eggs, if you could spare it.
ZKrock
If we add egg on your face from truly bad comebacks, you could feed a country.