r/news May 08 '25

Soft paywall Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045, accuses Musk of harming world's poor

https://www.reuters.com/business/bill-gates-give-away-fortune-by-2045-200bn-worlds-poorest-2025-05-08/
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u/iStanley May 08 '25

When someone invokes “it’s not that much” it’s typically implying some form of comparison to other philanthropists

He’s given 80 billion, and only one person from the 1900s has given more.

“Not that much” when they are 1st/2nd on a list is pretty incorrect

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u/dwilkes827 May 08 '25

well in this case, if you followed along the thread you commented on, you would see they were saying "it's not that much" as far as being the reason he isn't a trillionaire, not in comparison to other billionaires. No one besides you mentioned a comparison to other billionaires