Chamath Palihapitiya
@chamath · 29 nov. 2024
The NIH apparently spent $1.87B to study racism in 2024.
This money came from us, as US taxpayers, which begs the question: what else could we have done with that money?
Answer: We could have given free internet to 5.4% of the entire rural population of America.
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Wokal Distance@wokal_distance· 29 nov. 20241/
In 2024 the National Institutes of Health spent *$1,873,899,133* studying racism.
OF that money, **$915,783,714** was spent studying various aspects of "systemic racism."
Let's look at what the NIH did with your money.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk
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