Chamath Palihapitiya

@chamath · Nov 29, 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. Remember

Wokal Distance@wokal_distance· Nov 29, 2024

1/ 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. A Thread/🧵

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

Insane

11:25 PM · November 29, 2024 · 132.6K views

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