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Passenger

(217 posts) Mon Nov 1, 2021, 01:01 PM Nov 2021

Elon Musk says he will sell Tesla shares to help world hunger - if the UN can prove ...

Elon Musk says he will sell Tesla shares to help world hunger – if the UN can prove where the money is going (CBS)

Last week, the director of the United Nation's World Food Programme said if the world's top billionaires just donated a fraction of their worth, millions of people who are at risk of starving to death can be saved. Elon Musk, the second wealthiest person in the world, said he'd give up some of his wealth – only if he knows exactly where the money is going.

David Beasley, director of the World Food Programme, said on CNN last week that a "one-time" donation from the top 400 billionaires, whose net worths are ever growing, in the U.S. could help save the lives of 42 million people this year.

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Honest offer or cheap publicity stunt?

It's not as if a man of his means needs to go through the UN if the aim is to feed people.

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Elon Musk says he will sell Tesla shares to help world hunger - if the UN can prove ... (Original Post) Passenger Nov 2021 OP

Forbes says he's "worth" $292.6 billion. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #1

nail, meet hammer onethatcares Nov 2021 #6

Hey Elon, you want your money to do serious good? Stinky The Clown Nov 2021 #2

"Honest offer or publicity stunt?" Neither: Dick move. You can always count on Elon for that. n/t TygrBright Nov 2021 #3

How can anyone mistake it for an honest offer? Beastly Boy Nov 2021 #4

Just cheap. Xoan Nov 2021 #5

Oh, so he's just like that douche in "Succession" who dangled a million Carlitos Brigante Nov 2021 #7

Kid Berwyn

(25,090 posts)

1. Forbes says he's "worth" $292.6 billion.

Reply to Passenger (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 01:04 PM

Nov 2021

While he can afford whatever it is he wants, he can’t buy what he most needs.

onethatcares

(17,010 posts)

6. nail, meet hammer

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 01:54 PM

Nov 2021

right on the head, I would say.

Stinky The Clown

(68,964 posts)

2. Hey Elon, you want your money to do serious good?

Reply to Passenger (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 01:08 PM

Nov 2021

Give it to this guy. He gets shit done.

TygrBright

(21,390 posts)

3. "Honest offer or publicity stunt?" Neither: Dick move. You can always count on Elon for that. n/t

Reply to Passenger (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 01:13 PM

Nov 2021

Beastly Boy

(13,283 posts)

4. How can anyone mistake it for an honest offer?

Reply to Passenger (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 01:15 PM

Nov 2021

Musk doesn't even pretend to pay attention to what he is responding to.

As a condition for his stellar generosity, he wants the UN to prove that $6 billion can end world hunger. WTF is he talking about? Didn't he just read that the $6 billion estimate refers to saving 48 million lives who are in immediate peril right now, not to ending world hunger?

A cheap bait and switch trick on Musk's part.

Xoan

(25,570 posts)

5. Just cheap.

Reply to Passenger (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 01:50 PM

Nov 2021

Carlitos Brigante

(26,848 posts)

7. Oh, so he's just like that douche in "Succession" who dangled a million

Reply to Passenger (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 05:35 PM

Nov 2021

dollar offer in front of a working class kid. Which he most likely never intended to keep.

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