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		modo_mario 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually a... He said he would do it over 5 years. MSFT was up roughly 2x not 18x

DavidSJ 11 months ago [–]

However long he took, he has ~70% less wealth than he would have had if he didn't do it. If it took him longer, that only means he gave the wealth after it had more time to appreciate.

modo_mario 11 months ago | [–]

How? Why do you take him at face value?

You confidently gave an explanation earlier that was hogwash.

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