vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoElon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gatesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square311fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down117cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.05Karrow-down1external-linkElon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gatesarstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square311fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-219 hours ago None are preferable. Yes, that is accepted. But, given the reality that billionaires do exist, one that spends his money curing diseases is less bad than one who is closing hospitals serving war round populations or actively starving people.
minus-squareMichael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-218 hours agoI think making value judgements on individuals is a counterproductive use of our time, energy, and voice. That’s what I’m trying to point out. If we focused on root causes and the change we’d like to see to solve those problems, we’d be smooth sailing as a world already.
Yes, that is accepted.
But, given the reality that billionaires do exist, one that spends his money curing diseases is less bad than one who is closing hospitals serving war round populations or actively starving people.
I think making value judgements on individuals is a counterproductive use of our time, energy, and voice. That’s what I’m trying to point out.
If we focused on root causes and the change we’d like to see to solve those problems, we’d be smooth sailing as a world already.