Good read..at least half of it. Couldn't convince myself to read further, my eyes hurt.
Marc said about 6 hours later
Good read, and I actually read it all! Wouldn't have done it without the font increase feature in Firefox.
I've never been a fan of Oprah. Anytime there's a cult like following, dangerous things happen and she feeds into it. Everybody is going to have their flaws, believe weird things at times, or just be flat out wrong. She's in a position of power almost nobody has, and she's not careful enough with explaining very clearly that what she is showing or talking about is not a Silver Bullet.
I'm also not a fan because she gets a pretty good rap for how much she contributes to charities, yet people don't look at her enormous wealth. I'm waiting to see one of the Top billionaires drop down to being a measly millionaire and donate all their money to charity.
I just read about a local woman who had cancer, which has recently subsided, who over the course of a couple decades, raised over $4 million for breast cancer charities. That's pretty fricken remarkable. If Oprah used her power and wealth to contribute an equal ratio that this woman did, maybe we could be closer to curing some of these crazy diseases.
GJ said about 13 hours later
I would say the the rich shouldn't wear down their riches by giving it all away at once. Better is the way Bill Gates does it--funding foundations with enough capital such that they can be self-sustaining on interest alone. I may not like MS, nor what Windoze did to the computer world, but I think Gates is easily becoming the next big philanthropist on the scale of Andrew Carnegie.
Still, Oprah seems to think her business savvy means she knows all. That's a fatal flaw among leaders--true great leaders surround themselves with the best and brightest, not the most popular folks. Oprah is embracing that fatal flaw with enthusiasm.
Steve said about 14 hours later
I'm with Geoff, good read, first half anyway. Lost interest after that. I never liked Oprah, so I love to hear that she got bashed by a nationally known good publication. Ha!
I agree with GJ too, Bill Gates is quietly becoming probably the biggest philanthropist since Carnegie. Though, easy to do, when you are one of the richest persons in the world.
Marc said about 14 hours later
I originally mentioned Bill Gates in my comment, but removed it at some point apparently! I fully agree, Bill Gates is doing things right so far.
