or would you follow the path of Bono and co. and expect the world to change whilst you sit in your walled mansion or penthouse flat working out how much you'll earn from your next publicity stunt?
2006-09-17 16:41:16 · 27 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I would probably be a philanthropist.
2006-09-17 16:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by sassytxlassie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's fair to say that Bono, etc "expect the world to change whilst you sit in your walled mansion or penthouse flat working out how much you'll earn from your next publicity stunt."
Bono is one of the founders of "Debt AIDS Trades in Africa" (DATA), which raises awareness about Africa's problems in relation to AIDS, their unpayable debt, and what we can do to help. He's called numerous times for government involvement in aid to the poor, and is one of the few who loudly advocate the harmony of various faiths when it comes to helping the needy.
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
2006-09-17 23:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by el_scorcho6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would devote my entire life to not only having HAD the biggest bank account ever, but in keeping it for all of ETERNITY.
I mean, where's the meaning of life but in material? All the people who would benefit from your philanthropy probably suck anyway. I mean, why do poor people let rich people get so rich if they DON'T suck?
Seriously. When you live in a mansion and already have anything life has no point anyway.
So why give into those sappy humanitarian ideals? Why alleviate suffering and hunger and disease? Why make people smile at you because you saved them from some ill fate?
Human eyes only REFLECT light; gold and silver sparkle like the sun, right?
2006-09-17 23:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by A Box of Signs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a joy to be in the position to have the power to help anyone you desire. Like Oprah who started a school for girls who show promise. But with all of that wealth comes the obligation and responsibility to try to make the world a better place just because you were here.
What is the point of accumulating wealth if you don't put it to good use?
2006-09-18 01:02:13 · answer #4 · answered by moonbeamlight1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether you have a lot of money and can afford to be a philantropist or you use your fame to draw attention to the plight of others in order to make a difference to their lives, you should be given a lot of respect and appreciated for what you do, because everyone has a choice not to do anything at all; and that is the choice so many of us make. You don't have to have lots of money or fame to make a significant difference to the plight of the less previledged or the suffering. If we all did our little bit in our own little compassionate way, we would all make a difference and thus feel rich and famous inside.
2006-09-18 14:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by joechuksy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hell yeah. Aside from it beaing socially expected of you, think about all the difference you could make! Then to go and SEE it happening! Awesome.
Mosquito killer and malaria pills for Bougainville, food and condoms for Africa, money toward a cure for AIDS. And no, there's more involved than just throwing money at something, but I wouldn't pick on anyone for it. I'd rather see someone with experience working in a lab to cure cancer than hading a bunch of test tubes to Angelina Jolie.
2006-09-17 23:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by Roadpizza 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before becoming a philantropist I would first learn to practice what i preach.........tell the world y i am giving money is it to gain popularity or to win the hearts of poor people by deception, and exploitation of their innocence.
2006-09-17 23:51:35 · answer #7 · answered by weirdoonee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would help as many people as I possibly could.What good is money if you don't help someone with it?I think if all of the very rich people in the world would use their money to do good,then what a much nicer world it would be;Homes for all;enough food and medicine;just imagine.
2006-09-17 23:58:24 · answer #8 · answered by Dances With Woofs! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there is pretty good evidence that people do not change their financial habits regardless of their financial circumstances. Jesus commends the generosity of a poor widow who gave away 2 small coins because she gave out of her poverty all she had. this stands in stark contrast to the flamboyant philanthropy of the religious elite because their gifts did not cost them nearly as much.
2006-09-17 23:55:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to have a fraction of Bill Gates money. I would love to put it to good use. There is no point in hoarding money when it could be used to help people.
2006-09-17 23:51:38 · answer #10 · answered by Learner 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once i`d fully enjoyed his money. Brought Watford a premiership title. Made a giant statue of myself that urinated champagne...Then i`d be a philanthropist.
2006-09-18 00:09:14 · answer #11 · answered by Jotun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋