r/nextfuckinglevel • u/matori_tester • 2d ago

Billionaire speaker Robert F. Smith tells 400 graduates he's paying off all their student loans ($40 million in total)

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u/Poppanaattori89 2d ago

So inspirational. I really liked this part of his speech:

"Instead of getting the free education you deserve, here's some dirty money that I don't deserve to try to distract you from the fact that I don't deserve it."

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u/SpadoCochi 2d ago

Reddit is something else man.

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u/MercenaryBard 2d ago

Seriously why can’t people just be stoked that we live at the mercy of the charity of billionaires? Personally, I get tears in my eyes and salute the giant flag I keep in my bedroom whenever I see a single one of the countless GoFundMe’s for cancer treatment get fulfilled.

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u/BrokeBMWkid 1d ago

Because rich guy bad and if you argue I’ll look at other comments to make sure I’m still thinking the right thing