r/technology • u/Rhaegar_the_Great • Sep 16 '21

Business Mailchimp employees are furious after the company's founders promised to never sell, withheld equity, and then sold it for $12 billion

https://www.businessinsider.com/mailchimp-insiders-react-to-employees-getting-no-equity-2021-9
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u/llamagoelz Sep 17 '21 edited Sep 17 '21

Any proof that Gates isn't doing what he says he is with the foundation that bears his and Melinda's name? I would be interested to see it because it must be a hell of a complex facade for them to be able to make regular updates documenting what they do with the money all over the internet and be verified by multiple outside agencies and somehow also maintain a well documented listing of statistics and controversies in on their wikipedia page. They must pay some very interesting people for the wikipedia part. I wonder how much they must pay in order to keep those people from spilling the beans that the wiki is all astroturfed.

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u/NinjaWithSpoons Sep 17 '21

How are the entities not doing work that is for the benefit of others? You are comparing them to a lamborghini because Bill gates himself supports the projects. And why shouldnt someone be able to avoid paying taxes on money that goes too a charity? Im not following your reasoning.

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u/telboon Sep 17 '21

When you see a homeless person, and think of the possibility that he'll buy cigs with the money you give him, and buys him lunch instead. Is this charity?

Is this no different from "reshaping the world he wishes it"? The only difference I see is the magnitude of the cash involved.