Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87.
There are no ethical billionaires but I have a difficult time looking at Turner in the same way I do Zuck, Musk, Gates, etc.
It’s funny how people have this intense desire to pigeon hole people into “good” and “bad” categories. To the point where you feel the need to apologize for pointing out good things he’s done, because you know people will jump on you for it if you don’t.
To be fair, I do think disgust or strong dislike is an eminently reasonable baseline to have when the subject is “billionaires”. Exceptions should only be made on a case-by-case basis.
It’s funny how people have this intense desire to pigeon hole people into “good” and “bad” categories. To the point where you feel the need to apologize for pointing out good things he’s done, because you know people will jump on you for it if you don’t.
To be fair, I do think disgust or strong dislike is an eminently reasonable baseline to have when the subject is “billionaires”. Exceptions should only be made on a case-by-case basis.
Extreme concentration of wealth is a social problem. It creates opportunities for great harm and few opportunities for anything good to come of it.