I don't really think this is true. There are lots of famous super-wealthy people who've funded sciences (e.g. Nuffield, Wolfson, Rockefeller -- those are just three charities I work with). There are lots of famous super-wealthy people who've funded the arts, in particular things like avant-garde and classical pieces.
You held off giving an example, but could you give me one -- one that's qualitatively different to the stuff that wealthy people do often fund?
You held off giving an example, but could you give me one -- one that's qualitatively different to the stuff that wealthy people do often fund?