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Bill Gates was quite rich and ordinary people used to talk about him a lot. He was never seen as cool in that time. He's had a bit of a reputation increase sin
by asveikau 7y ago
Bill Gates was quite rich and ordinary people used to talk about him a lot. He was never seen as cool in that time.
He's had a bit of a reputation increase since then, part of it is probably his philanthropy, but also nerdy people are much more accepted and celebrated these days.
- b0rsuk 7y agoReally? I think it's the opposite. It's golden era for celebrities. You have fb, igram, yt and other platforms. You no longer need to be invited to TV or star in a movie. You can trivially publish a blog. Charisma never had as many opportunities as today. Trump, Boris Johnson - many people know they're compulsive liars and still don't care. Respect for academics is probably at its lowest. Science fiction was transformed from a popular science gateway drug to a source of colorful explosions and action movies.