I want wealth creation to go hand in hand with doing good, and I see giving back as something I can do at different levels of income. These views connect to building a life you love and keeping money in perspective.
On November 14, 2024, I wrote, “Get rich and do good in the world in the process.”
On February 15, 2025, replying to @lukebelmar, I framed an unspecified action as an investment back into my motherland and “just giving back”; the captured text does not say what “it” refers to.
On November 1, 2025, I said someone sitting on a billion dollars should do something good with it rather than leave it unused, while also saying people should have the freedom not to act. I did not specify what good use would look like.
On November 1, 2025, I said I had done good things with my money even when the amounts were small, including when I worked as a restaurant server. I said it was not virtue signaling but fun, and named Mr. Beast as a good example; I did not specify the actions or what part of his example I meant.
I said, “Not even virtue signaling it’s just fun,” describing why I enjoyed doing good things with my money.
On November 1, 2025, I said that people with substantial wealth should be free to do what they want with it—not socialism—while also saying they should do something good with it. I did not define what counts as good. I also said Billie Eilish had created “a ton of value,” pointing to the billions of people who listen to her music. My view of money as a source of freedom is also reflected in money as a tool for freedom.
On November 1, 2025, replying to @axelfornstedt, I clarified that I was not talking about enterprise value, as in Elon’s case. The captured exchange does not specify the broader topic or what “Elons case” refers to.
In a November 1, 2025 reply, @axelfornstedt called Elon a good example of doing something good with one’s money, “if anything.” This was @axelfornstedt’s opinion, not mine.
On November 2, 2025, replying to @Lewis_Bollard and tagging @Liv_Boeree, I said I liked the point, called it great, and expressed interest in the work @Lewis_Bollard was doing. The captured exchange does not identify the point or describe the work.
On November 7, 2025, I wrote, “Pope Leo is cooking,” approving a post quoting @Pontifex. @Pontifex argued that honest and courageous entrepreneurs and communicators should care for the common good, and rejected “Business is business!” as an adequate view. He said people should not be reduced to cogs or functions within organizations, and that humanism requires the courage to question where work is going, whom it serves, and how it can make the world better. These were @Pontifex’s views; my post did not explain my approval further or identify the occasion for his remarks.
On December 2, 2025, I called an announcement by @MichaelDell “pretty awesome” and said, “Smart to start compounding.” The quoted announcement said that Michael and Susan Dell believed investing in children was the smartest investment they could make. It announced a $6.25 billion contribution from their charitable funds to help 25 million children build a strong financial foundation through Invest America—$250 per child. This was their announcement, not a plan or investment of mine; it did not say when or how the funds would be distributed.
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