TianamenHomer t1_j1xz4z5 wrote
Reply to comment by rayinreverse in TIL about Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, an English billionaire who immigrated to Canada and is funding the creation of a miniature model of the whole country by _Kinel_
I get how it looks at first blush. Take a moment.
It is Art for Art’s sake. The cool thing is that he himself is not creating it. The art supplies and craftsmen (people) are actually fueling creation, the arts, and paychecks for a lot of talented people. These people would otherwise not have this cool thing to be part of - and create.
He could be like another billionaire and just keep his money tied up in stocks. That is “Money for Money’s sake” - and really doesn’t enrich or employ anyone.
It doesn’t have to be soup kitchens to be philanthropic, really. If I could leave a unique creation that could have echos through time, I would do it.
Frank Lloyd Wright was based in two different locations in the US. The schools of thought… The talented, trained teams that worked and learned from him still carry traits from his work even generations later- frequently in the same families.
Echoes into the future.
Skunkdunker t1_j1y9fyz wrote
Hard agree. I love art and think generous expenditures by the rich should be encouraged and celebrated when warranted. The only dig I can offer is that building public infrastructure may be a better use of the money. As in, personally I'd take more satisfaction in knowing millions of people in Asia are safe from floods than I would to visit Li'oh Inglunn.
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