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Like it or not, BG is among the few public figures who currently hold any authority/insight on this situation. Watch his TED Talk from 2015. Look at his Foundat

Like it or not, BG is among the few public figures who currently hold any authority/insight on this situation. Watch his TED Talk from 2015. Look at his Foundation's activity. See Event 201 from 6 months ago: "The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hosted Event 201, a high-level pandemic exercise on October 18, 2019, in New York, NY. The exercise illustrated areas where public/private partnerships will be necessary during the response to a severe pandemic in order to diminish large-scale economic and societal consequences." (http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/ http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/) So basically as recently as last year he was simulating/preparing for the chaos we are experiencing now: "Event 201 simulates an outbreak of a novel zoonotic coronavirus transmitted from bats to pigs to people that eventually becomes efficiently transmissible from person to person, leading to a severe pandemic. The pathogen and the disease it causes are modeled largely on SARS, but it is more transmissible in the community setting by people with mild symptoms. ... There is no possibility of a vaccine being available in the first year. There is a fictional antiviral drug that can help the sick but not significantly limit spread of the disease. ... Since the whole human population is susceptible, during the initial months of the pandemic, the cumulative number of cases increases exponentially, doubling every week. And as the cases and deaths accumulate, the economic and societal consequences become increasingly severe." (http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/scenario.html http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/scenario.htm...) This sounds somewhat similar to what we're experiencing now, and it was Bill Gates who possessed the foresight to see this before anyone else. If anyone knows what's going on and what will happen in the coming future, it's him. Know when to follow. You can question his motives and intentions, but you must recognize his superior knowledge and preparedness.

mistermann 7y ago
I believe your analysis may be somewhat imperfect, I will endeavor to explain my reasoning. If you see flaws in my reasoning, I encourage you to point them out to me so I may sharpen my own logical tools. The way I see it, what you have presented is a narrative. It could be 100% correct, it could be 100% incorrect, and it could be somewhere in between. For the purposes of this exercise, let's assume it is true, or true enough. Once a person holds a narrative such as this in their mind, it subsequently facilitates the ability to make a broad range of very precise predictions, both of the future, and the unknown in general. But don't forget: your mind is producing predictions, but sometimes these predictions have the nasty side effect of not being distinguishable from facts. Fields like psychology, neurology, etc have done significant work studying the particulars of this odd behavior.
mistermann 7y ago
I believe your analysis may be somewhat imperfect, I will endeavor to explain my reasoning. If you see flaws in my reasoning, I encourage you to point them out to me so I may sharpen my own logical tools. The way I see it, what you have presented is a narrative. It could be 100% correct, it could be 100% incorrect, and it could be somewhere in between. For the purposes of this exercise, let's assume it is true, or true enough. Once a person holds a narrative such as this in their mind, it subsequently facilitates the ability to make a broad range of very precise predictions, both of the future, and the unknown in general. But don't forget: your mind is producing predictions, but sometimes these predictions have the nasty side effect of not being distinguishable from facts. Fields like psychology, neurology, etc have done significant work studying the particulars of this odd behavior. Now, let's take an example of some predictions and think more rigorously: "If anyone knows what's going on and what will happen in the coming future, it's him. Know when to follow. You can question his motives and intentions, but you must recognize his superior knowledge and preparedness." I will clarify this a bit (please let me know if I've done this in a manner not to your liking): - Bill Gates has a demonstrated track record of exceptional skill in the domain of pandemics. - An event has occurred related to the domain of pandemics. - Therefore, it logically follows that Bill Gates is the person who knows what's going on regarding this event. - Therefore, it logically follows that Bill Gates plans should be followed, in their entirety. Disclaimer: Yes, I do realize that I have taken the most uncharitable interpretation of your words possible, but that is my very point. I believe that if one desires to know the truth, uncharitable deconstruction of beliefs into discrete binary statements is the most valuable tool that humans have at our disposal. But rather than wield this impressive power in making the world a better place, it seems like instead people prefer to use it to engage in ideological arguments. Fiddling while Rome burns as they say. And yes, I too see many obvious criticisms/shortcomings of this approach (thinking about reality in a highly skilled manner is a bit complicated, go figure) - again, I present this as just one piece of an overall larger puzzle that humanity should realize is sitting right in front of us, and has been for generations. It's waiting to be solved, but first you have to acknowledge its existence. And finally, to be fair, you did note: "You can question his motives and intentions, but you must recognize his superior knowledge and preparedness". So, please think of this not as a criticism of you personally, but rather as an illustration of a larger generic principle.

mistermann 7y ago

I believe your analysis may be somewhat imperfect, I will endeavor to explain my reasoning. If you see flaws in my reasoning, I encourage you to point them out to me so I may sharpen my own logical tools. The way I see it, what you have presented is a narrative. It could be 100% correct, it could be 100% incorrect, and it could be somewhere in between. For the purposes of this exercise, let's assume it is true, or true enough. Once a person holds a narrative such as this in their mind, it subsequently facilitates the ability to make a broad range of very precise predictions, both of the future, and the unknown in general. But don't forget: your mind is producing predictions, but sometimes these predictions have the nasty side effect of not being distinguishable from facts. Fields like psychology, neurology, etc have done significant work studying the particulars of this odd behavior. Now, let's take an example of some predictions and think more rigorously: "If anyone knows what's going on and what will happen in the coming future, it's him. Know when to follow. You can question his motives and intentions, but you must recognize his superior knowledge and preparedness." I will clarify this a bit (please let me know if I've done this in a manner not to your liking): - Bill Gates has a demonstrated track record of exceptional skill in the domain of pandemics. - An event has occurred related to the domain of pandemics. - Therefore, it logically follows that Bill Gates is the person who knows what's going on regarding this event. - Therefore, it logically follows that Bill Gates plans should be followed, in their entirety. Disclaimer: Yes, I do realize that I have taken the most uncharitable interpretation of your words possible, but that is my very point. I believe that if one desires to know the truth, uncharitable deconstruction of beliefs into discrete binary statements is the most valuable tool that humans have at our disposal. But rather than wield this impressive power in making the world a better place, it seems like instead people prefer to use it to engage in ideological arguments. Fiddling while Rome burns as they say. And yes, I too see many obvious criticisms/shortcomings of this approach (thinking about reality in a highly skilled manner is a bit complicated, go figure) - again, I present this as just one piece of an overall larger puzzle that humanity should realize is sitting right in front of us, and has been for generations. It's waiting to be solved, but first you have to acknowledge its existence. And finally, to be fair, you did note: "You can question his motives and intentions, but you must recognize his superior knowledge and preparedness". So, please think of this not as a criticism of you personally, but rather as an illustration of a larger generic principle.