I recently came across the news that Bill Gates plans to give away his entire fortune through his charity foundation over the next 20 years. It got me thinking, why would someone spend the majority of their life accumulating wealth only to give it all away in the end? I'm curious, do they truly give it all away, or is there something more going on behind the scenes?
Sadly for many of them, after a certain amount, it seems to become a contest: who can get wealthier.
Of course, like any dull game, sooner or later it becomes boring. Plus in many cases there's the philosophy that the children should not inherit everything.
I guess that after some age guilt also comes into equation: they know they could have contributed better to the society if they would have not been "optimizing" their taxes.
But after all, that shitload of money is legally theirs and it's their right to do with it whatever they want (and it's their sole business what they do).