They were not interested in how to avoid a calamity; they’re convinced we are too far gone. For all their wealth and power, they don’t believe they can affect the future.
Billionaires are not geniuses who can forsee the future any more than anyone else, though what they probably are good at is basic probability. It makes sense to spend a few % of your net worth insuring against a catastrophe even if you want to try to work to avoid it.
Billionaires are not geniuses who can forsee the future any more than anyone else, though what they probably are good at is basic probability. It makes sense to spend a few % of your net worth insuring against a catastrophe even if you want to try to work to avoid it.