Mark Zuckerberg and Philanthropy

[AprilT]

Looks like Stalin, no?

Yes, it's Stalin with his daughter. I gather there's a point somewhere in the post, reaching, ya know. LOL!

 

[SifuPhil]

Yes, it's Stalin with his daughter. I gather there's a point somewhere in the post, reaching, ya know. LOL!

Maybe he was the first one to ever give a thumbs-up? Nah.

Maybe he had a medical condition that gave him blue thumbs? Could be ... layful:

 

[Butterfly]

Maybe he was the first one to ever give a thumbs-up? Nah.

Maybe he had a medical condition that gave him blue thumbs? Could be ... layful:

I think the ancient Romans did the thumbs up/thumbs down thing, no?

I don't understand why this symbol should be considered anything than what it is -- am I missing something here?

 

[imp]

I think the ancient Romans did the thumbs up/thumbs down thing, no?

I don't understand why this symbol should be considered anything than what it is -- am I missing something here?

It is my belief the cartoonist was being sarcastic, comparing "big money" to subversion under a tyrant. I guess pessimists like me would see that before considering the more realistic thought. Sorry! imp

 

[Ken N Tx]

I think it's lovely...you think of so many corporations that exist that only top executives are living off the labor of underlings. Refreshing to see someone uber-rich considering others besides themselves.

I think he's doing a good thing as well.

Many rich individuals do things behind the scenes to help people..

 

[WhatInThe]

Agreed April. It is just that the initial reporting may have been misleading.
There must be set templates that lazy reporters use for their stories and not every story fits the template.

This is about where I'm at.

http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-not-donating-fortune-to-charity-2015-12

Instead of getting paid by facebook Zuckerberg and others could theoretically get paid by one of these third parties or even benefit from their "investment in". The IPO of facebook was a pump so there will always be those suspicious of Zuckerberg and the financial types in on it.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11543996/1/the-big-lie-of-the-facebook-ipo-opinion.html