Mina Kimes

So then there was a follow-up from CNN saying that this guy was now able to ship all of this food around the world purely because Musk saw the story and decided that he didn't want to, I don't know what motivates him these days, and decided to release the funding.

So then there was a follow-up from CNN saying that this guy was now able to ship all of this food around the world purely because Musk saw the story and decided that he didn't want to, I don't know what motivates him these days, and decided to release the funding.

Not all Americans can agree. This is, was to me, and the reason why I did a screenshot, I was like, this is about as straightforward as a bad thing that gets in the world and an obvious thing. It's not only just like, hey, should we help starving kids, but also we already created the capability to do this. This is not just shameful, it's wasteful and stupid, right?

Not all Americans can agree. This is, was to me, and the reason why I did a screenshot, I was like, this is about as straightforward as a bad thing that gets in the world and an obvious thing. It's not only just like, hey, should we help starving kids, but also we already created the capability to do this. This is not just shameful, it's wasteful and stupid, right?

And I did look at some of the replies and there's people saying, It's not our job to feed the world. We need this. Teach them. Some guy said, teach a man to fish and he'll fish forever, which that one really got under my skin. And then there's this belief that we have been overtaxed in helping other people.

And I did look at some of the replies and there's people saying, It's not our job to feed the world. We need this. Teach them. Some guy said, teach a man to fish and he'll fish forever, which that one really got under my skin. And then there's this belief that we have been overtaxed in helping other people.

We're talking about, as you just said, a very tiny amount of money in this grand scheme of things. And by the way, when this money is overtaxed, you know, saved, which is a word that I hate, it's not going to help the people who need it. It's going to give tax cuts to people like the three of us. But whatever, that's not neither here nor there.

We're talking about, as you just said, a very tiny amount of money in this grand scheme of things. And by the way, when this money is overtaxed, you know, saved, which is a word that I hate, it's not going to help the people who need it. It's going to give tax cuts to people like the three of us. But whatever, that's not neither here nor there.

And look, the worst of the people are being amplified. So when I look in the replies, I am seeing the worst possible people. But it was so unbelievably disheartening just to see something that seems so simply good and right be subject to controversy and debate because of the misinformation being propagated on that platform.

And look, the worst of the people are being amplified. So when I look in the replies, I am seeing the worst possible people. But it was so unbelievably disheartening just to see something that seems so simply good and right be subject to controversy and debate because of the misinformation being propagated on that platform.

Pablo, your point about, like, this should be, like, a feel-good story. I felt good about the role that I played in this for about 15 minutes. 15 minutes. I thought, hey! All right, maybe I can use my platform to do good things. This thing happened, and it's obviously good, and I am very relieved.

Pablo, your point about, like, this should be, like, a feel-good story. I felt good about the role that I played in this for about 15 minutes. 15 minutes. I thought, hey! All right, maybe I can use my platform to do good things. This thing happened, and it's obviously good, and I am very relieved.

And then 15 minutes later, that sense of feeling good and feeling like I accomplished something was immediately overwhelmed by the sense that a world in which I can even do this is a bad one. It's one where we are reliant on individuals and shame and... the infinitely small possibility that those things can conspire for good things to happen. So I don't feel good about this story.

And then 15 minutes later, that sense of feeling good and feeling like I accomplished something was immediately overwhelmed by the sense that a world in which I can even do this is a bad one. It's one where we are reliant on individuals and shame and... the infinitely small possibility that those things can conspire for good things to happen. So I don't feel good about this story.

I feel pretty damn bad about it. And it is something that has just now stuck with me days later as a vanishingly small victory in a lot of ways.

I feel pretty damn bad about it. And it is something that has just now stuck with me days later as a vanishingly small victory in a lot of ways.

And I think this is something, again, we'll see a lot over the next four years is people who do have to continue to do business with the government, be part of this, are learning how to operate within it or doing their best, right? So there's, I think, that aspect of it.

And I think this is something, again, we'll see a lot over the next four years is people who do have to continue to do business with the government, be part of this, are learning how to operate within it or doing their best, right? So there's, I think, that aspect of it.

this guy's doing, you know, great, credible, life-saving work is also making an argument that I have heard a lot when people talk about USAID and talk about soft power, which is there is an economic case for this when you consider the return on investment relative to the tiny, tiny bit of investment.

this guy's doing, you know, great, credible, life-saving work is also making an argument that I have heard a lot when people talk about USAID and talk about soft power, which is there is an economic case for this when you consider the return on investment relative to the tiny, tiny bit of investment.