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It’s important to understand that gates and his people have put in a _lot_ of work to reform his image in the last 20 years. We think gates is humble, kind, no
by jjj123 6y ago
It’s important to understand that gates and his people have put in a _lot_ of work to reform his image in the last 20 years.
We think gates is humble, kind, normal because that’s the image he wants to portray.
I agree his philanthropy goes a little further than typical billionaire reputation laundering, but he still has a limit. For example, he said he’d vote for trump if the dem candidate supported a wealth tax.
- umvi 6y ago> We think gates is humble, kind, normal because that’s the image he wants to portray. Maybe... however, the narrative that people never change and that any apparent changes are but a thin veneer on an unchanging person rubs me the wrong way. I like to think I can change - that I can iron out my personality flaws and become a better person (more patient, kind, open-minded, charitable, etc.) over the decades. So why shouldn't I extend that benefit of the doubt to other people too? I assume a lot of people have an innate desire to change and improve as well since lots of people are religious, and the core message of a lot of religions is just that - that you can repent of your past mistakes, change, and become better.
- lupire 6y agoCitation needed. He's said approximately the opposite publicly. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bill-gates-im-happy-to-pay-20-billion-in-taxes-but-warrens-plan-will-make-me-do-a-little-math-on-what-i-have-left-over-2019-11-07 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bill-gates-im-happy-to-pay...