It’s also kind of difficult to hate on a guy that devoted his remaining decades to literally saving tens of thousands of lives around the world.

It's very easy to hate on him for that very reason. He's just buying a good reputation for the fraction of his wealth that is completely insignificant.

If I could buy that kind of reputation by tossing a few coins into the void, why not? Especially after I've stolen billions from others.

Its possible. He is following the same tactics as when he was head of MS [1].

1. https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-the-world-loses-under-bi...