In a recent appearance on the Katie Miller Podcast, Billionaire Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called charity a “net negative on the world.”

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        Well, not “countless.” Sociopathic Oligarchs are a finite resource, but we should exploit that finite resource as ruthlessly as they would.

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        Not nearly as many lives saved from one set of organs as lives destroyed to become a billionaire.

        Like not even close.

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          This is still one way they can give back. Don’t worry, though, if they’re donating their organs to help a few people, it means they’re dead, and we can use their estate to help a whole lot more!

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        There’s only so many billionaires, with so many organs, a lot of those organs will be trash, so you could definitely count how many lives could be saved.

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          Those organs have had the best treatment, good food, expert medical care, some have even been infused with the blood of healthy young athletes. Sure, a few have stressed their organs with cocaine, cigars, and expensive scotch, but most will be well-preserved.

          I say go for it.

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            Oh I’m not saying it’s not a worthy plan, it’s just a lot of them are ancient, there’s only so much you can do with an 80 year old liver, regardless of how many total blood replacements the corpse has had…

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    There are many charities that provide life-saving medical care to children. Imagine telling a child that them being alive is a net negative on the world. This comment isn’t “contrarian,” it’s a glimpse of how utterly evil this person truly is.

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    Completely missing the best excuse that Sociopathic Oligarchs have: the government shouldn’t be funding social safety nets, that’s the jobs of charity.

    Do away with government safety nets AND charity, then the only path left for The Desperate is to remove the obstacle between themselves, and all the money in the world - The Sociopathic Oligarchs themselves.

    Add this loser to The List.

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      You think they’re bad now? Wait until they start evolving into TRILLIONAIRES. Then they’ll really get squirrelly.