Current Events > Michael Jordan donates $10mil to Make A Wish Foundation for his 60th birthday

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Touch 02/16/23 9:18:19 AM #1:	https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35664652/michael-jordan-donates-10m-make-wish-60th-birthday The largest donation by an individual in the foundation's history. But people be like "THATS LIKE IF I DONATED $100 OFF OF MY YEARLY SALARY HE DIDNT DONATE SHIT" --- Lovers in the night We could be strangers in the light <cite>Touch posted [p:971604113] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35664652/michael-jordan-donates-10m-make-wish-60th-birthdayThe largest donation by an individual in the foundation's history.But people be like "THATS LIKE IF I DONATED $100 OFF OF MY YEARLY SALARY HE DIDNT DONATE SHIT"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MaxEffingBemis 02/16/23 9:19:43 AM #2:	I love inventing guys to be mad at too, tc --- She took pity on me, horizontally, but most likely because of my band <cite>MaxEffingBemis posted [p:971604126] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>I love inventing guys to be mad at too, tc </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReturnOfTheMix 02/16/23 9:19:57 AM #3:	That's like if I donated a Mermicorno NFT off my yearly NFT purchases. He didn't donate shit. --- https://youtu.be/GgKsKnwLYpI https://youtu.be/UxPGzQ7zNxM <cite>ReturnOfTheMix posted [p:971604128] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>That's like if I donated a Mermicorno NFT off my yearly NFT purchases. He didn't donate shit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorPiranha3 02/16/23 9:22:52 AM #4:	Fuck them kids tho m i rite <cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted [p:971604163] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Fuck them kids tho m i rite</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 02/16/23 9:23:59 AM #5:	MaxEffingBemis posted... I love inventing guys to be mad at too, tc I know it's reddit but https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/5/AAbtaqAAEMGD.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/6/AAbtaqAAEMGE.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/7/AAbtaqAAEMGF.png --- Lovers in the night We could be strangers in the light <cite>Touch posted [p:971604183] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>MaxEffingBemis posted... </cite><quote>I love inventing guys to be mad at too, tc</quote>I know it's reddit buthttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/5/AAbtaqAAEMGD.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/6/AAbtaqAAEMGE.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/7/AAbtaqAAEMGF.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vegy 02/16/23 9:24:01 AM #6:	Touch posted... The largest donation by an individual in the foundation's history. Dis is sad tbh, with all dem millionaires and billionaires around dis shoulda happened decades ago --- http://i.imgur.com/gt58G1y.gif http://i.imgur.com/Kdvuckz.png http://i.imgur.com/SYqReLE.gif https://i.imgur.com/MbgGQWx.jpg <cite>Vegy posted [p:971604184] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Touch posted...</cite><quote>The largest donation by an individual in the foundation's history.</quote>Dis is sad tbh, with all dem millionaires and billionaires around dis shoulda happened decades ago</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CE_gonna_CE 02/16/23 9:24:19 AM #7:	ReturnOfTheMix posted... That's like if I donated a Mermicorno NFT off my yearly NFT purchases. He didn't donate shit. Shut up, SMAL --- https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1531-food-delivery-services-general <cite>CE_gonna_CE posted [p:971604189] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>ReturnOfTheMix posted... </cite><quote>That's like if I donated a Mermicorno NFT off my yearly NFT purchases. He didn't donate shit.</quote>Shut up, SMAL</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LazLemon 02/16/23 9:33:18 AM #8:	I had no idea Michael Jordan is that rich although I guess it's not surprising. --- The Big Dawg Kennel Club - Founder and Member. Acknowledge him. Veer Mahaan MDA Club - Founder and Member. Veer is coming. <cite>LazLemon posted [p:971604316] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>I had no idea Michael Jordan is that rich although I guess it's not surprising.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 02/16/23 9:36:11 AM #9:	MaxEffingBemis posted... I love inventing guys to be mad at too, tc There are a lot of weird people out there that get mad by stuff like this. I mean just look at the stupid anger over Mr. Beast helping 1000 blind people see again. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:971604357] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>MaxEffingBemis posted... </cite><quote>I love inventing guys to be mad at too, tc</quote>There are a lot of weird people out there that get mad by stuff like this. I mean just look at the stupid anger over Mr. Beast helping 1000 blind people see again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 02/16/23 9:36:29 AM #10:	LazLemon posted... I had no idea Michael Jordan is that rich although I guess it's not surprising. Yeah. Part of him being the GOAT of Basketball is him transcending the sport outside of the sport. And Jordans are still some of the most iconic shoes for sneakerheads today and he probably gets hella royalties off of the brand --- Lovers in the night We could be strangers in the light <cite>Touch posted [p:971604362] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>LazLemon posted... </cite><quote>I had no idea Michael Jordan is that rich although I guess it's not surprising.</quote>Yeah. Part of him being the GOAT of Basketball is him transcending the sport outside of the sport. And Jordans are still some of the most iconic shoes for sneakerheads today and he probably gets hella royalties off of the brand</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 02/16/23 9:37:50 AM #11:	LightHawKnight posted... There are a lot of weird people out there that get mad by stuff like this. I mean just look at the stupid anger over Mr. Beast helping 1000 blind people see again. Yep. It's pretty common whenever someone rich makes a donation or does something good. The perception that rich people shit on the world to get rich so they can never be doing any real good --- Lovers in the night We could be strangers in the light <cite>Touch posted [p:971604386] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>LightHawKnight posted... </cite><quote>There are a lot of weird people out there that get mad by stuff like this. I mean just look at the stupid anger over Mr. Beast helping 1000 blind people see again.</quote>Yep. It's pretty common whenever someone rich makes a donation or does something good. The perception that rich people shit on the world to get rich so they can never be doing any real good</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 02/16/23 9:38:14 AM #12:	Love dem kids. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:971604390] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Love dem kids.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 02/16/23 10:14:08 AM #13:	Jagr_68 posted... Love dem kids. Fund them kids!!! --- Lovers in the night We could be strangers in the light <cite>Touch posted [p:971604907] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted... </cite><quote>Love dem kids.</quote>Fund them kids!!!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seaman_Prime 02/16/23 11:35:29 AM #14:	Touch posted... Fund them kids!!! <cite>Seaman_Prime posted [p:971606443] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Touch posted... </cite><quote>Fund them kids!!!</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 02/16/23 11:36:44 AM #15:	He also screwed all those kids out of free shoes too, which was pretty coldhearted and baller as fuck ngl lol --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:971606474] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>He also screwed all those kids out of free shoes too, which was pretty coldhearted and baller as fuck ngl lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 02/16/23 11:37:41 AM #16:	Jagr_68 posted... Love dem kids. --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:971606506] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted... </cite><quote>Love dem kids.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DirkDiggles 02/16/23 11:52:21 AM #17:	Touch posted... I know it's reddit but https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/5/AAbtaqAAEMGD.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/6/AAbtaqAAEMGE.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/7/AAbtaqAAEMGF.png Donates 1,000,000,000,000 "OmG wHaT a ChEaPsKaTe!!! PaY mOrE yOu BuM!!!" --- Intel 486, Integrated videocard, 16MB RAM, 64MB HD, 3 1/4 inch floppy <cite>DirkDiggles posted [p:971606898] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Touch posted... </cite><quote>I know it's reddit buthttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/5/AAbtaqAAEMGD.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/6/AAbtaqAAEMGE.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/7/AAbtaqAAEMGF.png</quote>Donates 1,000,000,000,000"OmG wHaT a ChEaPsKaTe!!! PaY mOrE yOu BuM!!!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hoodroar 02/16/23 11:54:46 AM #18:	Touch posted... THATS LIKE IF I DONATED $100 OFF OF MY YEARLY SALARY But that's objectively true. You can praise people for their generosity without pretending they made some huge sacrifice. $10 mil probably makes little effective difference to Michael Jordan. --- sigless user logic <cite>Hoodroar posted [p:971606957] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Touch posted...</cite><quote>THATS LIKE IF I DONATED $100 OFF OF MY YEARLY SALARY</quote>But that's objectively true.You can praise people for their generosity without pretending they made some huge sacrifice. $10 mil probably makes little effective difference to Michael Jordan.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_MorningStar 02/16/23 11:55:45 AM #19:	MaxEffingBemis posted... I love inventing guys to be mad at too, tc Choking hard on that L huh? --- http://i.imgur.com/UM1VO2V.jpg http://i.imgur.com/fd6WS3f.jpg <cite>_MorningStar posted [p:971606981] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>MaxEffingBemis posted... </cite><quote>I love inventing guys to be mad at too, tc</quote>Choking hard on that L huh? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 02/16/23 11:57:13 AM #20:	I had a Make a Wish when I was 13. Fleshed my room out with electronics. As someone who was use to getting stuff second hand and/or after it dropped in price, it was pretty dope. The trick is to have an illness that forgets to kill you. The greatest con --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:971607010] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>I had a Make a Wish when I was 13. Fleshed my room out with electronics. As someone who was use to getting stuff second hand and/or after it dropped in price, it was pretty dope. The trick is to have an illness that forgets to kill you. The greatest con</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 02/16/23 11:58:57 AM #21:	Lost_All_Senses posted... I had a Make a Wish when I was 13. Fleshed my room out with electronics. As someone who was use to getting stuff second hand and/or after it dropped in price, it was pretty dope. The trick is to have an illness that forgets to kill you. The greatest con You could have had anything and you chose a bunch of electronics --- Why should we wait for some better time? There may not even be a tomorrow. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:971607044] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted... </cite><quote>I had a Make a Wish when I was 13. Fleshed my room out with electronics. As someone who was use to getting stuff second hand and/or after it dropped in price, it was pretty dope. The trick is to have an illness that forgets to kill you. The greatest con</quote>You could have had anything and you chose a bunch of electronics </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 02/16/23 12:02:52 PM #22:	Damn_Underscore posted... You could have had anything and you chose a bunch of electronics I still have some of the stuff 20 years later lol. I traded the used $600 camera for a used ps3 later on. And some of the games I got are still worth money since retro shit is booming. I don't see what Im supposed to regret. I wasn't into meeting celebs or trying to force a big moment in my life. I wasn't sick sick, so I still had a very active social life that had me getting to do fun stuff regularly. Money stuff was more out my reach than anything else. --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:971607135] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted... </cite><quote>You could have had anything and you chose a bunch of electronics </quote>I still have some of the stuff 20 years later lol. I traded the used $600 camera for a used ps3 later on. And some of the games I got are still worth money since retro shit is booming. I don't see what Im supposed to regret. I wasn't into meeting celebs or trying to force a big moment in my life. I wasn't sick sick, so I still had a very active social life that had me getting to do fun stuff regularly. Money stuff was more out my reach than anything else. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 02/16/23 12:06:20 PM #23:	Hoodroar posted... But that's objectively true. You can praise people for their generosity without pretending they made some huge sacrifice. $10 mil probably makes little effective difference to Michael Jordan. I'm not pretending he made some huge sacrifice tho because that isn't the point. Even if $10 mil isn't a huge difference to MJ, it's absolutely a huge difference to those kids that its helped, but people would rather gatekeep and focus on percentages. Funny thing is, I'm willing to bet that a good majority of the people complaining about the percentage have never donated a penny in their life. --- Lovers in the night We could be strangers in the light <cite>Touch posted [p:971607211] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Hoodroar posted... </cite><quote>But that's objectively true.You can praise people for their generosity without pretending they made some huge sacrifice. $10 mil probably makes little effective difference to Michael Jordan.</quote>I'm not pretending he made some huge sacrifice tho because that isn't the point. Even if $10 mil isn't a huge difference to MJ, it's absolutely a huge difference to those kids that its helped, but people would rather gatekeep and focus on percentages. Funny thing is, I'm willing to bet that a good majority of the people complaining about the percentage have never donated a penny in their life. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 02/16/23 12:18:26 PM #24:	Lost_All_Senses posted... I still have some of the stuff 20 years later lol. I traded the used $600 camera for a used ps3 later on. And some of the games I got are still worth money since retro shit is booming. I don't see what Im supposed to regret. I wasn't into meeting celebs or trying to force a big moment in my life. I wasn't sick sick, so I still had a very active social life that had me getting to do fun stuff regularly. Money stuff was more out my reach than anything else. What would you of did at 13? (Not rhetorical) What do people normally ask for? Im not sure actually, I would probably asked people for help deciding --- Why should we wait for some better time? There may not even be a tomorrow. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:971607486] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted... </cite><quote>I still have some of the stuff 20 years later lol. I traded the used $600 camera for a used ps3 later on. And some of the games I got are still worth money since retro shit is booming. I don't see what Im supposed to regret. I wasn't into meeting celebs or trying to force a big moment in my life. I wasn't sick sick, so I still had a very active social life that had me getting to do fun stuff regularly. Money stuff was more out my reach than anything else. What would you of did at 13? (Not rhetorical)</quote>What do people normally ask for? Im not sure actually, I would probably asked people for help deciding</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SparkMark1 02/16/23 12:22:36 PM #25:	My Make A Wish was to go to Disneyland with the family. Being part of a family of 8 and a single mother raising us alone, it was huge for us. Kids' wishes vary greatly depending on the situation. <cite>SparkMark1 posted [p:971607575] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>My Make A Wish was to go to Disneyland with the family. Being part of a family of 8 and a single mother raising us alone, it was huge for us. Kids' wishes vary greatly depending on the situation. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 02/16/23 12:25:11 PM #26:	Nice. <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:971607622] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Nice.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target 02/16/23 12:28:21 PM #27:	LazLemon posted... I had no idea Michael Jordan is that rich although I guess it's not surprising. Have you heard of something called Air Jordans? --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:971607678] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>LazLemon posted... </cite><quote>I had no idea Michael Jordan is that rich although I guess it's not surprising.</quote>Have you heard of something called Air Jordans? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 02/16/23 12:29:21 PM #28:	SparkMark1 posted... My Make A Wish was to go to Disneyland with the family. Being part of a family of 8 and a single mother raising us alone, it was huge for us. Kids' wishes vary greatly depending on the situation. That's super thoughtful. One thing my family did get to do was go on vacation once a year. So, I don't think my mind was there. Doubt Id be that thoughtful at 13 regardless. Im the baby of 4. So, I didn't really have to think about anyone else until my sister's had kids. I did get an Xbox for one my sister's tho. I got the Gamecube and ps2 for myself. I thought I was dope for that. But look at you. Look at big thoughtful guy over here --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:971607700] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>SparkMark1 posted... </cite><quote>My Make A Wish was to go to Disneyland with the family. Being part of a family of 8 and a single mother raising us alone, it was huge for us. Kids' wishes vary greatly depending on the situation.</quote>That's super thoughtful. One thing my family did get to do was go on vacation once a year. So, I don't think my mind was there. Doubt Id be that thoughtful at 13 regardless. Im the baby of 4. So, I didn't really have to think about anyone else until my sister's had kids. I did get an Xbox for one my sister's tho. I got the Gamecube and ps2 for myself. I thought I was dope for that. But look at you. Look at big thoughtful guy over here</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkprince45 02/16/23 12:33:17 PM #29:	_MorningStar posted... Choking hard on that L huh? He aint come back --- https://s6.gifyu.com/images/FAA2F70E-9A97-44BC-A273-317FBB843AE2.gif <cite>darkprince45 posted [p:971607786] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>_MorningStar posted... </cite><quote>Choking hard on that L huh?</quote>He aint come back</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 02/16/23 1:22:09 PM #30:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/7/9/AAUsi-AADPu_.jpg --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:971608813] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/7/9/AAUsi-AADPu_.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 02/16/23 1:33:16 PM #31:	NeonTentacles posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/7/9/AAUsi-AADPu_.jpg If more people understood this meme it would make this situation that much funnier. --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:971609044] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>NeonTentacles posted... </cite><quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/7/9/AAUsi-AADPu_.jpg</quote>If more people understood this meme it would make this situation that much funnier.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
famfam 02/16/23 1:34:53 PM #32:	"its like if I donated $1000" "did you donate $1000?" "no" "why not" "because that's too much" <cite>famfam posted [p:971609082] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>"its like if I donated $1000""did you donate $1000?""no""why not""because that's too much"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArchNemo 02/16/23 1:49:36 PM #33:	Hoodroar posted... But that's objectively true. You can praise people for their generosity without pretending they made some huge sacrifice. $10 mil probably makes little effective difference to Michael Jordan. I wonder how many people in this topic saying "That's like me donating $50!" don't even do that. --- Down with the Signess. <cite>ArchNemo posted [p:971609421] in Michael Jo... [t:80350066]...</cite> <quote>Hoodroar posted... </cite><quote>But that's objectively true.You can praise people for their generosity without pretending they made some huge sacrifice. $10 mil probably makes little effective difference to Michael Jordan.</quote>I wonder how many people in this topic saying "That's like me donating $50!" don't even do that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Michael Jordan donates $10mil to Make A Wish Foundation for his 60th birthday