Zuckerberg Answers Critics of His Move To Give Away His Facebook Stock (facebook.com)

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday December 6, 2015 @10:10AM from the some-of-the-people-some-of-the-time dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that he and his wife are giving away $45 billion worth of Facebook stock garnered a lot of praise and a fair bit of criticism. The Facebook CEO answered some of the apprehension in a post that reads in part: "By using an LLC instead of a traditional foundation, we receive no tax benefit from transferring our shares to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, but we gain flexibility to execute our mission more effectively. Just like everyone else, we will pay capital gains taxes when our shares are sold by the LLC."

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Re:Haters gonna hate by ShanghaiBill · 2015-12-06 13:15 · Score: 0, Redundant

So you're saying that when Microsoft releases open source code it is ENTIRELY altruistic?
No. He is saying it isn't entirely selfish. Altruism works best when it is win-win, and everyone benefits. If Microsoft opens up source code in a way that benefits others, that is good. If they also benefit themselves, that is even better. I don't understand why some people need to criticize those doing good deeds, just because they aren't doing perfect deeds.