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$11 billion

0.05%

“A small loan of a million dollars.”

Does any of that matter in this situation, anyway? Exaggerating their content in exchange for money already places question on their reliability as an educational content creator.

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TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I don’t think you understood what they’re saying. Try reading it again.

Hint: the investment of $11 billion refers to investment of Gates Foundation in fossil fuels.

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- _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  per Kurzgesagt,
  
  For Kurzgesagt sponsorships are an important part of our yearly budget, representing about 20% of our income last year.
  
  the 0.05% figure is wrong, according to the people making the money themselves.
  
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  - TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Have you considered that there are other sponsorships than Gates Foundation?
    
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    _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    yes, there is also some other sponsorships, including some from other bill gates owned groups/corporations. I don’t think support from billionaires is necessarily good as long as it’s diverse.
    
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- Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  Hint: the investment of $11 billion refers to investment of Gates Foundation in fossil fuels.
  
  Well, considering the exact words were used:
  
  That foundation owns over $11 billion in investments in the fossil fuel industry, including coal-burning utility companies.
  
  What can I say but duh. If I misunderstood anything, it was the comment I replied to, which was unclear about the “0.05% down from 6%” detail, and seemed to be associating that with the $11 billion figure by context.
  
  But hey, nice deflection, and super cool of you to be that rude about it, too.
  
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