You're making assumptions bigger than the pacific tectonic plate here. While I absolutely applaud Bill Gate's philanthropy, and have no doubt he's one of the m

You're making assumptions bigger than the pacific tectonic plate here. While I absolutely applaud Bill Gate's philanthropy, and have no doubt he's one of the most effective charity donors on this planet, you cannot simply use that as a ledger entry in some karmic balance. Bill at the peak of of his business career wielded enormous power and played a pivotal role in the IP regime that now rules the world, one that places low income nations at huge disadvantage in life or death industries like medicine. When you say "effective altruism worked" with Bill as an example, what you're actually saying is "we should welcome abusive or even illegal behavior from people like Bill if they give away money later" which is absurd. There's nothing about philanthropy that requires you to do business like a sociopath as a prequel.