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RE: Inspirational speech! Mark Zuckerberg's graduation speech for Harvard's Class of 2017
Many of the richest men on earth are giving back some of their wealth through charity.
That is very admirable, but to be honest I think it is kind of necessary. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening and at some point it will become intolerable by the masses and we have an uprising at our hands.
That situation could be ugly..
Men like Zuckerberg have such a huge amount of money that I think it is especially wise of him not to act greedy. That would really not please the masses.
Apart from that, the speech is indeed good.
ronni
Hi ronni, thanks for your comment. It seems to me that many people who built their wealth within their own lifetimes (Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Mark Zuckerberg) give a substantial amount of their wealth back to society, but I haven't heard as much about people in the financial industry who make millions in salary giving back. I think this is largely where the notion of the rich being greedy comes from. So it's great we have people like Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg giving back and helping keep the peace!