jwz:

When a multi-billionaire puts out a press release saying that eventually they will transfer all-but-a-billion-or-so into a “charitable foundation” that they also completely control, that is not a donation, that is just moving your money from one bank account to another! And it’s not even that, it’s claiming that he’s fixin’ to get ready to do that some day.

I’ve even seen people saying, “I feel better about using Facebook now!” Fuck you.

This is just how billionaires launder money. It buys you good press and also gives you great opportunities to hand out million-a-year management salaries and board positions to your lesser cronies.

Save your applause for when he’s actually built a desalinization plant or something, rather than being one of the primary drivers of the Public-Private Surveillance Partnership.

Emphasis added.