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[โ€“] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Carnegie is probably the "best" billionaire in modern history. You can't go to a town in America without seeing some park or public building that was built with his money. I wish more 1% actually followed the Gospel of Wealth.

[โ€“] MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not just America - my home town in New Zealand had a Carnegie library. I live in Scotland now, where his birthplace is a museum. https://www.carnegiebirthplace.com/ His money is still funding various trusts in the UK.