I have a gentleman who helps me with my lawn and our plants. He knows EVERYTHING about gardening and plant care and how to have a nice lawn in general. He also is extremely reasonable and that fits in my budget. My Dad met him about 9 years ago and he's worked for us occasionally ever since then.
His name is Michael and he is in his late sixties, maybe early 70's. He is originally from Jamaica. In the 80's he came to Florida on a special work permit that allowed him to work in the sugar cane fields for five years and then get residency. For those who aren't aware, working sugar cane fields is very hard work. Not only is it hot working outside in Florida, but there are snakes and other critters and lots of work with machetes. He earned his residency in America. He is one of the best people I know. He is kind, caring and constantly busy.
I tell this story because I always say if I write a best selling book or win the lottery, I will take care of Michael and make sure he never has to work another minute of his life. He deserves a break and to saunter around the flowers without having to worry about them.
I genuinely don't understand people like Bezos and Musk.
— daz (@MetamateDaz) May 24, 2026
If I had billions of dollars, I would just start fixing everything. Homeless veterans sleeping on the streets? Not on my watch. Hungry children going to bed with empty stomachs? Hell no.
They could be making life better…
Needless to say, I get this urge. I think many of the same things this person expressed in this tweet. If only I had unlimited money, I may not solve the problems of this world, but I would solve Michael's problems.
I'd make sure his wife didn't have to be a cashier at our local Winn-Dixie, I'd be sure he'd have as many Uber Blacks as necessary to get to all of his medical appointments and he'd have the best Doctors available. He'd have his own house and wouldn't have to fuss with nasty landlords who take advantage of low-income renters (my son had to go confront one of his landlords years ago who was treating Michael and his wife unfairly). I would use my money to fix his life.
It seems this woman has that same compulsion and believes billionaires should just 'fix' the world.
Building things like spaceships and data centers *is* how great people fix things and make Earth a better place for humans.
— Blake Scholl 🛫 (@bscholl) May 24, 2026
It’s not dumping money on homeless people, which is an infinite sinkhole that will do nothing to stop homelessness and will actually make it worse. https://t.co/8EeMjL4ksT
Because I'm not a billionaire and neither is this tweep, we don't think in terms of BIG changes that effect human beings worldwide. We think of the person next door. Maybe Elon and Jeff do too. We wouldn't be privy to that information. Maybe they have eased the hardships of a whole lot of people.
Maybe they’ve learned from experience: helping individuals often just opens the floodgates to greedy people with their hands out.
Who knows? I'm not a billionaire so I have no idea what walking in their shoes is like.
Elon’s companies create far more value for society than if he simply donated his wealth (which is mostly tied up in Tesla & SpaceX stock) to charities:
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 24, 2026
• Neuralink: Brain-implant technology aimed at improving the lives of people with disabilities, enabling users to control… https://t.co/1GvSWFmvab pic.twitter.com/nIKalhGHtg
They see the bigger picture.
These kinds of posts drive me crazy because they are so disconnected from reality.
— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 24, 2026
1) They misunderstand the problem and the solutions available.
The government already spends more money on these issues than people like Musk and Bezos ever could.
The United States spends 40-50… https://t.co/ljDROB3mbf
Maybe we should all stop 'pocket watching' others and just commit to doing the best with whatever we are personally given. That's the best way to make the world a better place.
