Facebook boydroid to hand over theoretical riches to charity

I'm a billionaire too

Well, no, of course you can't SEE the money, you just have to believe that I have it. And I will give you some of it too if you just invest a couple of million in my company now to prove that you are worthy.

After death

The pledge is to leave wealth to charity after death, a small fact missed in the whole article.

Since you can't take it with you his afterlife pocket won't notice.

I am surely going to get downvoted for this...

.. but many guys here (+ author) have NO CLUE how "big" money works.

Of course, I am not talking about getting a paycheck and managing a budget. I am talking about hi-risk investments where the value is on the potential not current income/assets. There are very few people in the tech world who doubt facebook's ability monetize the customer base in a big way. That's why companies sell to facebook, investors put money in facebook and Zuck can expect to donate his billions.

But can these investors be wrong ? Of course, there is a significant chance that facebook will not "work out". There is an inherent risk/reward in any investment. There is _always_ a chance that a particular investment will not "work out". Say, there is a risk in putting money in gold or euros or stocks.. surely less than facebook. But your returns are also going to be lower.

How can facebook make money ? As an example: It can be a platform where other apps will make money.. facebook will get a commission.

Paris, coz she know more about money than most commentards here.

Seems to me

This is all some kind of clever sleight of hand tax dodge scam. Someone's behind the curtain. I kind'a believed it with Bill Gates, but George Lucas? A philanthropist? C'mon... He raped Indiana Jones (South Park).

What about me??

I'm really pissed off about this. I'm worth $7B as well, but no-one's printing stories about *me*. My world-changing Web3.0 app is worth $15B (my wife spent $1 on 6.7E-9% of it), I've got 50%, and nobody gives a damn... :(

the pledge is better PR than an actual donation

so they make this pledge and the world + dog kisses their arse. But is there any legal enforcement to make them follow through in a decade or two when the easily-fooled have forgotten about it?

When at their deathbed they decide to keep the cash in the family, is there anything at all to enforce this pledge?

Gotta love this new world of media hype. You don't have to actually *do* anything, or sacrifice anything, as long as you give voice to "charity" or "compassion". If you're a media darling (or agitate towards the Media's favorite causes) you're given the same or bigger free pass than someone who actually sacrificed time or money because the real numbers aren't as big as the fantasy ones.

Especially if you're a critic of government sponsored enabling programs-even if you're not rich but still donate hundreds of dollars per year and dozens of hours of your time to help individuals in your own community, you're still a pariah-but the @sshat who simply parrots the "think of the poor children" line and berates politicians who act just the same as him -unwilling to actually lift a finger to help a family member in need for example-is the "compassionate" one who everyone thinks is some sorta living saint.

LOL not so voluntary

these guys know that "inheritance taxes" will grab half anyways. I bet that just happens to be the same half they're supposed to donate