In a recent appearance on the Katie Miller Podcast, Billionaire Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called charity a “net negative on the world.”

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      Not nearly as many lives saved from one set of organs as lives destroyed to become a billionaire.

      Like not even close.

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        This is still one way they can give back. Don’t worry, though, if they’re donating their organs to help a few people, it means they’re dead, and we can use their estate to help a whole lot more!

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      Well, not “countless.” Sociopathic Oligarchs are a finite resource, but we should exploit that finite resource as ruthlessly as they would.

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      There’s only so many billionaires, with so many organs, a lot of those organs will be trash, so you could definitely count how many lives could be saved.

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        Those organs have had the best treatment, good food, expert medical care, some have even been infused with the blood of healthy young athletes. Sure, a few have stressed their organs with cocaine, cigars, and expensive scotch, but most will be well-preserved.

        I say go for it.

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          Oh I’m not saying it’s not a worthy plan, it’s just a lot of them are ancient, there’s only so much you can do with an 80 year old liver, regardless of how many total blood replacements the corpse has had…