https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-model-3-mid-range-45000-elon-musk-twitter/
all these rich guys who are going to change the world don't seem to be very interested in changing it for anyone but wealthy people.
the new "cheap" tesla is only going to be around 45K.....my parents bought their house in 1979 for 35K. a 4 bedroom 2 bath home, with a 2 car garage and a nice yard......so in 40 years, the price of a car has exceeded the price of a new home....and i don't even want to think what a new home is going for now. why is some wood and wiring worth 4, 5, even 10 times more than it was two generations ago?
Warren Buffet and Bill Gates both give Billions in philanthropic donations.....but to who? to poor families that are trying to get by? to people that have to walk to work in the rain and the cold, and the dark, because they can't afford 45k for a tesla? to people who live in shitty neighborhoods with tweaker neighbors, where you're afraid to let your kids go outside to play?
they're both decent people who are trying to do something good, but it might make a lot more impact in some peoples lives if they started buying some good cheap vehicles and giving them away. if they went and paid some poor families rent for a few months so they have a chance to get caught up.....
"Philanthropy" isn't meant to make the donor feel better, it's meant to help a person who needs help get out of the situation they're in, and into a situation where they can take care of themselves. it seems like a lot of the charity in the world isn't meant to help anyone but the people who are donating it. it's publicity..."look how great i am, i'm helping the poor".....give anonymously, regularly, and generously....
sorry, i'm just sick of hearing about all these Rich pricks who are so wonderful....