There is a difference in reserving gratitude and flippantly stating myriad difference versions of, &quot;I&#x27;ll believe it when I see it.&quot;  People are giving him a hard time for making a public pledge, a public accountability for his future actions.  He is not doing it for himself as much as he is for a rallying cry to other wealthy people and to spur others to try and find ways to use the funds as he sets it all up.  The extreme cynicism is a bit unwarranted if you ask me.  Has he made a similar pledge in the past and not performed? No.  Have other billionaires made similar pledges and not performed? Not than I know of.  &lt;s&gt;Thanks goodness for the interweb moral police! &lt;&#x2F;s&gt;