It sincerely depresses me that the top comment on Hacker News is so incredibly cynical. The man is giving away a huge amount of money and you can only find ways to detract.<p>&gt; Firstly, the donation is stock not cash, so the value of this foundation will be directly linked to the value of Facebook shares.<p>So? The vast majority of his wealth is <i>in</i> Facebook shares. That doesn&#x27;t change the fact that he&#x27;s giving away the vast majority of it. You think he should have sold it all now, destroyed its value, and donated a much smaller pot?<p>&gt; it has been stated that one of the things this foundation will do is &quot;participate in policy debates&quot;.<p>One of many things. Not to mention he has never attempted to make Internet.org anything close to a monopoly.<p>That your reaction to an incredibly charitable act is such pure cynicism is absolutely disgusting. There are plenty of billionaires who hoard their money or perpetuate hereditary fortunes, and those who don&#x27;t should be commended.