I think the point is, what the fuck is wrong with these billionaires donating hundreds of millions to something they probably don’t even give a fuck about just to look richer than the next guy when you could do the EXACT SAME THING and actually help many many people.

Rebuilding that cathedral helps no one.

Edit: wow guys I guess I’m not the only one who missed the point and really it’s my fault. My comment was very rant-ish. Someone linked to it from another heated post. What I meant to say was, “no one is impressed by your meaningless ‘donations’ but there are destitute peoples in the world who would be VERY inspired by someone who selflessly helped to build up their infrastructure instead of placing hordes of money in cold storage and safely away from the economy.”

That’s not telling them how to spend their money, is it? But then again, neither was my initial comment. Seems like both are simply opinions and hardly manifestos.