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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  All politicians meet with lobbyists. It’s hard to get a handle on the needs of the nation (or state, or so on), and lobbying is how people inform their representatives of that need. Now whether those lobbyists are scumbags or saints, that’s a different question.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Paralyzed Man Unable to Walk After Maker of His Powered Exoskeleton Tells Him It's Now Obsolete⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was ready to hear something like a story from someone who had signed onto a medical trial and was upset the trial was ending. Nope, instead an absurdly short support period that seemingly is fed by the same culture of replacement over repair that has infected our economy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨7 years ago there were no billionaires worth more than $100 billion - today there are 18!⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Meh. Net worth can be volatile in the upper echelons of wealth. It’s often based on volatile assets. He’s still giving away plenty. I’m seeing a budget of $8.6 billion in 2024 for the Gates Foundation.

  Also, his wealth doesn’t need to be spent within his lifetime to remain true to the pledge. The Gates Foundation can continue functioning long after his death, much like other foundations like the Carnegie Foundation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨7 years ago there were no billionaires worth more than $100 billion - today there are 18!⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Look at all our WONDERFUL job creators amassing their dragon hoards!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨7 years ago there were no billionaires worth more than $100 billion - today there are 18!⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure who is doing the calculations here, but the latest estimates I’m seeing for Gates have him down a bit for the year. He also is down after is divorce from Melinda, which included splitting off a good chunk of money for her own personal and philanthropic use.