That’s how Thiel said he persuaded Musk. He said he looked up actuarial tables and found the probability of Musk’s death in the coming year equated to giving $1.4 billion to Gates, who has long sparred with the Tesla CEO.
“What am I supposed to do—give it to my children?” Musk responded, in Thiel’s telling. “You know, it would be much worse to give it to Bill Gates.”
I think this would only make sense if Musk had specifically willed his pledge money to the gates foundation?
This interpretation is not true. Thiel was talking specifically about money going to Gates in the event of Musk dying:
I think this would only make sense if Musk had specifically willed his pledge money to the gates foundation?
Huh, thanks for letting me know.