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[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I keep wondering where all the left leaning billionaires are. Why can't they use their money for political and project influence, like the far right ones do?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It’s literally impossible to become a billionaire if you have morals and empathy.

[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Hmm, I disagree, somebody could inherit that money and they don't necessarily have to share the political opinions of their parents. Famously Elongated Musketeer's children all hate him.

But also what about the non billionaires?

Why don't all the billions of left leaning people worldwide donate 1$ each to a fund that serves their agenda in politics and tech?

I know it's happening on a smaller scale, but why can it not be a strong and concentrated push like what is happening with the fascists?

If there was a push of all of us doing it, I would eagerly donate hundreds of $ per month to a left leaning, anti AI linux distro and the same amount for an organization like "WEF but not fascist".

But every time I donate to something like that it has no tangible effect, because the couple of people that do it with me are not enough.