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1999: Bill Gates publishes his book "Business @ the Speed of Thought" 2000: Microsoft ordered to breakup by US Dept of Justice 2021: Bill Gates publishes book
by reginold 5y ago
1999: Bill Gates publishes his book "Business @ the Speed of Thought"
2000: Microsoft ordered to breakup by US Dept of Justice
2021: Bill Gates publishes book "How to Avoid Climate Disaster"
Late 2021: Divorce, affairs, and Epstein
One key question when opening any book: "Why did the author write this? Why now?"
- toomuchtodo 5y agoBill Gates was notoriously ruthless (per Paul Allen’s memoir), and supposedly his mother and father’s advice [1] was what caused the pivot to philanthropy. With that said, some people never change, regardless of PR covering fire. Dark personalities with enormous wealth wield outsized negative power. [1] https://qz.com/723902/25-years-ago-bill-gatess-mom-forced-him-to-be-friends-with-warren-buffett/ https://qz.com/723902/25-years-ago-bill-gatess-mom-forced-hi...