The show's entire premise is based on a circumstantial billionaire just trying to do the right thing, and I've appreciated the many nuanced characters in the show and how it breaks down stereotypes. And so it is bewildering to me how this episode perpetuates this idea that Molly is the only well meaning billionaire in the world, and that other billionaires have no care for anyone else.
Apparently someone who stumbles into a massive fortune is capable of good, but others who built theirs aren't? What a ludicrous suggestion.
The show has also made it abundantly clear that charitable foundations require careful work, and that money alone doesn't solve everything. Despite that, Molly goes on a rant about giving away all her money, because that apparently solves all problems?
How then, is the entire premise even supposed to work? Is that really what 9 episodes have been working up to? Give away all your money, problem solved?
It's all too common that people support charity, but only if the person wealthier than them does it. Really disappointing to see this show falling on that cliche.
Apparently someone who stumbles into a massive fortune is capable of good, but others who built theirs aren't? What a ludicrous suggestion.
The show has also made it abundantly clear that charitable foundations require careful work, and that money alone doesn't solve everything. Despite that, Molly goes on a rant about giving away all her money, because that apparently solves all problems?
How then, is the entire premise even supposed to work? Is that really what 9 episodes have been working up to? Give away all your money, problem solved?
It's all too common that people support charity, but only if the person wealthier than them does it. Really disappointing to see this show falling on that cliche.