He made his billions by figuring out who were worthy people to give money to.

He's not exactly curing cancer but i could think of a lot more underhanded ways to make billions. I think he is above average ethically relative to his billionaire peers.

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tehjoker 6 hours ago | parent [-]

He owns a lot of companies and keeps his distance from their reputations. Companies make money and stay on top by doing awful things. Think about coca cola and plastic pollution. Buffett has to own that when he has a controlling stake.

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gsinclair 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What’s the counter-factual here? Coca Cola not allowed to exist? Plastic not a permissible material for soft drink bottles? Nobody allowed to drink soft drink? Companies forced to clean the streets?

I dislike plastic pollution as much as you do, but your elected representatives have more responsibility here than Buffett.

	▲	bawolff 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Imagine what a world we would live in if people held themselves to the same standard they hold billionaires to. After all, coca-cola would change their ways pretty quickly if people stopped buying things over the issue.

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JumpCrisscross 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Think about coca cola and plastic pollution

Does Coca Cola make plastic bottles? I thought their whole deal is they sell syrup to local bottlers.