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Wow, downvoted for suggesting that Gates support a kickstarter project that will, if it's successful, become one of the best tonics in the world (I've tasted it
by pcvarmint 13y ago
Wow, downvoted for suggesting that Gates support a kickstarter project that will, if it's successful, become one of the best tonics in the world (I've tasted it).
Quinine is the best natural cure for malaria.
This project is succeeding with very little kickstarter funding.
I was not attacking Gates -- simply suggesting that a tiny dose of funding for this Seattle tonic startup could help a lot for malaria, and then the much more expensive internet infrastructure problems could be addressed.
- quasque 13y agoQuinine is not the best antimalarial drug out there nowadays, and is certainly not a good choice if you have lots of money to invest in malaria treatment in impoverished regions of the world. Investing in this tonic water startup for that purpose would be pointless and counter-productive. Also it's rather inappropriate to be shilling it in a serious discussion about responsible philanthropy.