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>The world needs more CEOs like him. It makes me fall in love with Apple more. Did you read the article, or just the headline? There are more CEOs "like him".

>The world needs more CEOs like him. It makes me fall in love with Apple more. Did you read the article, or just the headline? There are more CEOs "like him". "More than a hundred" have signed up to give away their wealth to charities, including Bill Gates, who started the pledge along with Warren Buffet. Of course, around here Bill Gates eats vitriol, because of some business practices in his history and despite his generosity and charity work. Meanwhile, Apple openly conspired to keep industry wages low and gets "#Respect"? This is not to take away from what Mr. Cook has decided. It's great for the world. But let's not put him on a pedestal without at least acknowledging there are a slew of wealthy individuals doing this, some of them real pioneers of the idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Pledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Pledge

vayarajesh 12y ago
Yes I have read the whole article.. by the "The world needs more CEOs" I mean is that hundreds is not enough to change the world, There are more then 2 Billion people in the world who are below the poverty line and more and more CEOs like Tim Cook and Bill Gates etc. can contribute much more collectively.
- RRRA 12y ago
  And how is a CEO title required to contribute?
deathhand 12y ago
To be a further pendant the "#" in his comment bothers me to no end. Can we not communicate effectively/eloquently without relying on social trends?
- vayarajesh 12y ago
  Why is it bothering you? You are missing the big picture of my comment. it doesn't matter what way I communicate with # tags or swear words! You should look past the silly things and understand the message / purpose of the comment
  - echoless 12y ago
    > Why is it bothering you? I'm not the OP, but it bothered me too. It goes against HN's general discussion style.
    - mattl 12y ago
      It's also quoted, which seems okay to me.
      - echoless 12y ago
        I was referencing vayarajesh's comment, not hnnewguy's.
    - raverbashing 12y ago
      > It goes against HN's general discussion style What? The use of terminology specific to social media? 1 - HN is social media. 2 - 'OP' is a term as associated with social media of a certain nature as the use of '#'
      - echoless 12y ago
        OP is a term that's been used thousands of times in discussions posted on HN, the same can't be said of hashtags.
        gress 12y ago
        #998moretogo
      - EpicDavi 12y ago
        To be fair, hash-tags are used to categorize and group content on social media. HN does not implement this functionality. Essentially, the '#' serves no purpose on HN. Therefore, it is easy to see why people get bothered by it.
        12y ago
bradleyland 12y ago
I have to come to HN's defense here. This is an entirely unfair statement: "Of course, around here Bill Gates eats vitriol, because of some business practices in his history and despite his generosity and charity work. Meanwhile, Apple openly conspired to keep industry wages low and gets '#Respect'?" There are absolutely some individuals who engage in this hypocrisy, but I would not paint all of HN with that brush. Quite the opposite. I regularly see posts downvoted in to oblivion for failing to compartmentalize opinions about Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO and Bill Gates, Philanthropist.
- hnnewguy 12y ago
  >regularly see posts downvoted in to oblivion for failing to compartmentalize opinions about Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO and Bill Gates, Philanthropist. This is probably true, but I can't recall seeing it in many threads I read. On the other hand, I've seen comments (albeit, downvoted), on these very forums, calling for Mr. Gates' death. I'm serious. That's unbelievable in what is otherwise a highly intelligent tech community. My post probably comes off as "Who cares?", and that was not my intention. This is amazing of Mr. Cook. But let's not attach it to "Apple is so great!"
snowwrestler 12y ago
What Gates did as the head of Microsoft had plenty of effects on industry wages, startup fortunes, and innovation in general--much of it negative. That's why he eats vitriol around here, where people care about those things. What Gates is doing now as a philanthropist is great, and he gets plenty of credit for it here on HN, but it doesn't erase the past.

vayarajesh 12y ago

Yes I have read the whole article.. by the "The world needs more CEOs" I mean is that hundreds is not enough to change the world, There are more then 2 Billion people in the world who are below the poverty line and more and more CEOs like Tim Cook and Bill Gates etc. can contribute much more collectively.

RRRA 12y ago
And how is a CEO title required to contribute?

deathhand 12y ago

To be a further pendant the "#" in his comment bothers me to no end. Can we not communicate effectively/eloquently without relying on social trends?

vayarajesh 12y ago
Why is it bothering you? You are missing the big picture of my comment. it doesn't matter what way I communicate with # tags or swear words! You should look past the silly things and understand the message / purpose of the comment
- echoless 12y ago
  > Why is it bothering you? I'm not the OP, but it bothered me too. It goes against HN's general discussion style.
  - mattl 12y ago
    It's also quoted, which seems okay to me.
    - echoless 12y ago
      I was referencing vayarajesh's comment, not hnnewguy's.
  - raverbashing 12y ago
    > It goes against HN's general discussion style What? The use of terminology specific to social media? 1 - HN is social media. 2 - 'OP' is a term as associated with social media of a certain nature as the use of '#'
    - echoless 12y ago
      OP is a term that's been used thousands of times in discussions posted on HN, the same can't be said of hashtags.
      - gress 12y ago
        #998moretogo
    - EpicDavi 12y ago
      To be fair, hash-tags are used to categorize and group content on social media. HN does not implement this functionality. Essentially, the '#' serves no purpose on HN. Therefore, it is easy to see why people get bothered by it.
      - 12y ago

bradleyland 12y ago

I have to come to HN's defense here. This is an entirely unfair statement: "Of course, around here Bill Gates eats vitriol, because of some business practices in his history and despite his generosity and charity work. Meanwhile, Apple openly conspired to keep industry wages low and gets '#Respect'?" There are absolutely some individuals who engage in this hypocrisy, but I would not paint all of HN with that brush. Quite the opposite. I regularly see posts downvoted in to oblivion for failing to compartmentalize opinions about Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO and Bill Gates, Philanthropist.

hnnewguy 12y ago
>regularly see posts downvoted in to oblivion for failing to compartmentalize opinions about Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO and Bill Gates, Philanthropist. This is probably true, but I can't recall seeing it in many threads I read. On the other hand, I've seen comments (albeit, downvoted), on these very forums, calling for Mr. Gates' death. I'm serious. That's unbelievable in what is otherwise a highly intelligent tech community. My post probably comes off as "Who cares?", and that was not my intention. This is amazing of Mr. Cook. But let's not attach it to "Apple is so great!"

snowwrestler 12y ago

What Gates did as the head of Microsoft had plenty of effects on industry wages, startup fortunes, and innovation in general--much of it negative. That's why he eats vitriol around here, where people care about those things. What Gates is doing now as a philanthropist is great, and he gets plenty of credit for it here on HN, but it doesn't erase the past.