What good are very rich people in the world?
Well, to take responsibility for the countries in which they have become rich. Who else would be interested in maintaining stability and conditions for a decent life? And who else has enough opportunities?
And also to support ideas and projects where others don’t have enough resources. After all, our independent academy, where I am director, would not have come into being without the inspiration and support of two billionaires.
And also to acquire beautiful pieces of art that others can’t afford and that otherwise wouldn’t have been created. This applies to art, architecture, but also to cars and weapons.
All of this, of course, opens up the question of why there are rich people in the world who got rich by theft or rapid privatization (they have no interest in maintaining such conditions) and who are dull, uneducated and primitive. Useless. They are useless people.