After seeing the response on /. to the announcement that Warren Buffet is donating 85% of his net wealth (to the tune of about 37 Billion) to charity, I have followed Jim's lead and given up on /. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/25/1917238&from=rss
Here is what I posted. (Typos and all since /. still does not allow editing or have spell check.)
"After watching Slashdot go the way of Usenet and become all trash and no real discussion, the childish, uninformed, and downright selfish comments posted in response to Mr. Buffet's amazing announcement has finally made me realize that it is not worth the time anymore.
If folks knew anything about Mr. Buffet, (or even RTFA) they would know he is a straightforward person with an amazingly successful hands-on approach to investment management. This is a guy who has gone his own way over the years because he has refused to invest in things that others proclaimed to be easy money simply because he did not understand them. He has never put his money (or that of his investors) into anything that he did not research and understand.
I know exactly nothing about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, but the simple fact that Mr. Buffet has give then ANY money, let alone a large portion of his net worth, tells me that they doing something right.
Here's hoping I can find a place where people actually have frank discussions about topics they know and care about, and actually take the time to RTFA, because /. is certainly not that place.
So long, and thanks for all the fish! - D.A.
Jorgie"