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THE PERSUADERS by Anand Giridharadas

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Tue Jun 07 15:38:12 +0000 2022

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THE PERSUADERS by Anand Giridharadas @AnandWrites

.@winnerstakeall tried to answer this. When Mark Zuckerberg buys nice stuff, it is what it is. When he spends $300 million on "protecting" the election he also, through for-profit activity, helped make insecure, he is laundering his reputation in a way that hurts the common good. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 7, 2022

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THE PERSUADERS by Anand Giridharadas @AnandWrites

Philanthropy is not a random act of kindness. It is an exertion of power over others that, yes, sometimes can be even more problematic than buying yachts. I'm happy to send you a book if your curiosity on this is genuine. — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

If you don’t even purport to be using your wealth and influence to accomplish anything useful, you seem to attract… https://t.co/xpTR4Snk66

Posted June 7, 2022

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THE PERSUADERS by Anand Giridharadas @AnandWrites

Because this kind of "giving back" becomes lubricant in the engine of continued taking. The generosity becomes a wingman for injustice. The making a difference becomes a wingman of continuing to make a killing by degrading the commons. https://t.co/nG8ifKvHCz — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 7, 2022

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