Elon Musk. I know you guys hate him somehow but. HE DID build reusable rockets. HE DID build electric cars. HE DID restore Free Speech even though you guys somehow don't agree with that because people now can say anything they want and you can't live in your own little bubble without any criticism anymore (on twitter). And that's not what left wingers want lol.
Michael Kelly caused Blockbuster to go out of business.
JK Rowling donated so much money that she's no longer a billionaire!
She should really take Jesus's advice, give away all her wealth, and live in the streets in sackcloth.
Elon Musk. Without him, electric cars wouldn't be the almost-mainstream thing they are today. We also would be a decade behind on space launch.
I'll give him Space X pushed us forward but Tesla existed without him. His contributions there may have happened anyways.
Mansa Musa
About the only complaint I have about him is that he still owned slaves.
Double dog dare me?
Li Ka-shin is another good answer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ka-shing who gained a bunch of money like Bill Gates and started his own foundation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ka_Shing_Foundation which works towards education reform, the foundation constantly builds and donates to universities to help them further the reach of impoverished students. Additionally, they support a lot of medical services and research to help impoverished areas of HK.
Tony Khan created AEW and seems to genuinely care about his employees. He put on a private plane this week so the wrestlers could attend the funeral of Bray Wyatt and still make it to Dynamite
Chuck Feeney
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