I'm not sure I've received such a vitriolic reply, ever, on HN. You certainly are strongly persuaded that Bill Gates is evil. It's funny to think that in the

I'm not sure I've received such a vitriolic reply, ever, on HN. You certainly are strongly persuaded that Bill Gates is evil. It's funny to think that in the 90s I really used to share your opinion with a similar zeal. > While it’s true that Bill Gates’s philanthropic efforts have salvaged his moral reputation, it is not true that he deserves it. When everyone has their own concept of what is moral, it can be hard do agree on 'moral desert'. But as I see it, he's poured money into eradicating polio, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases affecting poor nations. For polio in particular, this has culminated in total eradication for the entire South East Asian and African regions within the last decade. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53887947 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53887947 https://web.archive.org/web/20140327032034/http://www.searo.who.int/entity/immunization/topics/polio/eradication/sea-polio-free/en/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140327032034/http://www.searo.... The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation isn't perfect, and maybe has made a few missteps, and partnered with corporations of dubious nature, but overall it's money invested in improving the world that came from a place of generosity. Actions with real positive outcomes for the world, and motivated by good intentions, ought to shift our prejudices, as much as bad intentions.