Exactly. This is what kills me with the recent trend of claming billionairs are heroes.<p>This year, Bill Gate has been all over the internet, &quot;saving the world&quot;. But most of the money he gives away is invested by his &quot;charity&quot;. And it goes into companies making military equipments, mining, extracting oil, etc. causing direct destruction of the causes they are pretending to protect.<p>E.G:  I lived and worked in Africa. I saw the results of the &quot;green revolution&quot; made by Monsanto, an destructive agriculture program financially supported by the Gates. It&#x27;s ugly. The continent is still recovering from it (and apparently they are in better shape than some parts of India).<p>But the Gate foundation says they want to help Africa : they fight malaria. So on one hand african people can starve, have no control over their agriculture or natural ressources, but they _may_ be saved from malaria in 10 years. This is hypocrisy at its best.<p>They are not heroes. They are smart investors. And for one thing they build for others, they build 3 for themself and may destroy many things on their path. Do not get blinded by their (good) PR.