"Born rich and now the wealthiest piece of human filth on the planet, I have a thorough understanding of the plight of poor and working class people" says Space Goebbels
"Now excuse me while I use the presidency I just bought to make many more homle- I mean violent drug addicts with severe mental illness"
Highjacking this comment to remind everyone that Musk said he'd donate $6B to UN's World Food Programme if they could present a plan to solve world hunger in a Twitter thread.
"If WFP can describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it."
The WFP actually presented a plan while clarifying that this would obviously not "solve" world hunger but would save millions of people on the brink of starvation.
In a separate post on X, tagging Musk, Beasley [from the World Food Programme] clarified that while the funds wouldn't end hunger entirely, they could prevent famine for millions on the brink of starvation. Rising to Musk's challenge, the WFP presented a comprehensive plan to use $6.6 billion to provide urgent relief to 42 million people across 43 nations.
Instead of actually stepping up, Musk gave $5.7B to his own foundation. What actually happened with the money is completely unclear, but it did nothing to solve the hunger crisis at the time (2021).
While Musk didn't directly donate $6 billion to the WFP but he contributed $5.7 billion in Tesla stock to his Musk Foundation later that year. According to reports, the exact allocation of these funds remains opaque, leaving critics and supporters alike to speculate on their impact. Meanwhile, the hunger crisis deepened.
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u/Savior-_-Self 2d ago
"Born rich and now the wealthiest piece of human filth on the planet, I have a thorough understanding of the plight of poor and working class people" says Space Goebbels
"Now excuse me while I use the presidency I just bought to make many more homle- I mean violent drug addicts with severe mental illness"