I saw one of those Ed Begley shows where they toured Jackson Browne's SoCal property...I liked it. Plenty of elbow room, off the grid, lot's of techie stuff to play with. After setting myself and family up as needed, I would like to style myself as a philanthropic misanthrope. Heard somewhere in the distant past, "Money can't buy happiness, but if you have enough of it, you can afford the type of misery that suits you best." I really like the idea of helping folks who want to help themselves, in the vein of Habitat for Humanity, so some sort of funding for hand up, not hand out. Also realizing there are folks who can't help themselves - kids, disabled, etc. - I would have fun getting some help sent thatta way. But perhaps closest to my misanthropic leanings, I would feel a very strong urge to fund animal rescue groups to help clean up the messes that idiot humans create. Then, possibly, creating a fund to give money to the idiots if they sign a pledge never to procreate. It probably wouldn't work, but it provides me with hours of entertainment nominating candidates for the non-procreation fund. Without the arts, people are just extra clever apes, so I would like to ensure the creation and continuation of community theaters, music venues, school arts programs, etc. I might need help from other billionaires, so if several of us get the billions, perhaps we could get together for a beverage and sort it out. JimB
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