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Unlike Ray Dalio, when Bill Gates talks about something like books it never feels like he's trying to impress anyone. It's "here are some books I really like a

Unlike Ray Dalio, when Bill Gates talks about something like books it never feels like he's trying to impress anyone. It's "here are some books I really like and maybe you would too" versus "I am a genius, if you enjoy these books you might be a genius too."

lamby 9y ago
… with no Amazon affiliate link too. :)
- savanaly 9y ago
  One has to admit it would feel a tad greedy for Bill Gates to be using Amazon affiliate links in his blog.
  - jakamau 9y ago
    If anything, it would be nice if a "library affiliate link" could exist and the Gates foundation would donate to the library if you ended up borrowing the book in physical or electronic formats.
    - komali2 9y ago
      Seventeen separate people are now scrambling to make this startup happen.
      - wj 9y ago
        smile.amazon.com
cheez 9y ago
There is an element of that, but Ray Dalio didn't come from wealth like Bill Gates. I'd like to hear more about what you think regarding Dalio's books.
Hasz 9y ago
To be fair, Bill Gates doesn’t need to impress anyone. He could say “the sky is purple” and he would be as impressive an individual.
- icantdrive55 9y ago
  Oh, I feel he still needs to impress. I still see a little boy looking for respect. As to his accomplishments; I'm sorry, but he made a good/devious business decision, and we all paid dearly for it. I never thought I would give MS another penny, but was forced to this weekend, because a relative felt they needed Word on an Apple. It bothered me giving that company 99 dollars. Really bothered me. And I don't like the way he, and Melinda spends our money in her 501c3. Why is his wife even involved in the nonprofit? Is she some non-profit guru because she married Billy? Yes--I have not forgot. He's never been my favorite person. He just a business man, who copied an operating system, and licensed it out.

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Unlike Ray Dalio, when Bill Gates talks about something like books it never feels like he's trying to impress anyone. It's "here are some books I really like a

by rat_1234 9y ago

lamby 9y ago
… with no Amazon affiliate link too. :)
- savanaly 9y ago
  One has to admit it would feel a tad greedy for Bill Gates to be using Amazon affiliate links in his blog.
  - jakamau 9y ago
    If anything, it would be nice if a "library affiliate link" could exist and the Gates foundation would donate to the library if you ended up borrowing the book in physical or electronic formats.
    - komali2 9y ago
      Seventeen separate people are now scrambling to make this startup happen.
      - wj 9y ago
        smile.amazon.com
cheez 9y ago
There is an element of that, but Ray Dalio didn't come from wealth like Bill Gates. I'd like to hear more about what you think regarding Dalio's books.
Hasz 9y ago
To be fair, Bill Gates doesn’t need to impress anyone. He could say “the sky is purple” and he would be as impressive an individual.
- icantdrive55 9y ago
  Oh, I feel he still needs to impress. I still see a little boy looking for respect. As to his accomplishments; I'm sorry, but he made a good/devious business decision, and we all paid dearly for it. I never thought I would give MS another penny, but was forced to this weekend, because a relative felt they needed Word on an Apple. It bothered me giving that company 99 dollars. Really bothered me. And I don't like the way he, and Melinda spends our money in her 501c3. Why is his wife even involved in the nonprofit? Is she some non-profit guru because she married Billy? Yes--I have not forgot. He's never been my favorite person. He just a business man, who copied an operating system, and licensed it out.