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George Lucas: not an asshole, just kind of a weirdo.
When the proposal was first announced back in 2012, there was a predictable backlash from residents, who believed that affordable housing would bring crime into the area and lower property values; and head of the North San Rafael Coalition of Residents Carolyn Lenert said that the project was “inciting class warfare”.
It’s only class warfare when the rich are hurt. Or mildly uncomfortable.
While this has led some to speculate that Lucas’ plans for affordable housing are motivated by revenge, the film magnate’s previous philanthropic efforts would indicate otherwise.
On the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, 70-year-old Lucas pledged the $4.05 billion proceeds of the sale to education. He has also set up an educational foundation, Edutopia, and has signed the Giving Pledge, a promise to will at least half his fortune to charity.
Amm…
… Thank you for sharing this for those who didnt read. I will now, this is really cool!
Every once in a while, I see evidence for my friend’s theory that the most powerful force in the universe is spite.
The entire Playstation brand exists because Nintendo fucked Ken Kutaragi out of an SNES-CD add-on… after Ken Kutaragi tried to fuck Nintendo out of licensing fees for said add-on.
On one hand building affordable housing is a good thing, on the other hand I’m not quite sure how to feel about the rich using working class people ‘as revenge’.
Oh no I hope nobody ends homelessness and world hunger as revenge
Surprisingly, it sounds like a decent thing. Real estate owners were probably unhappy with everything getting cheaper, but for usual people it’s a positive change
You could say he did it for the men, the women and the children too (of Marin county).
