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Slim might be one of the coolest rich guys around. He put up a museum in Mexico city and it's free. For everyone, all the time.
Billionaires used to do that kind of thing all the time when they knew they could either walk the street a hero or a target. Mexican billionaires still live in reality it seems.
Oh calm down. Nobody becomes a billionaire by being a good guy.
Usually it's wise to placate the people you screw. One of my favourite sayings is, "Friends come and go, enemies accumulate." You don't want too many, especially those who have little to lose.
Building good will after the fact is very wise, even if it only buys a grudging acceptance. The prestige is also a major bonus in smoothing over business dealings.
Getting a bad rep leads to cautious or worse terms in deals, if not being outright bypassed in favour of a competitor.