🚨🚨Bill Gates got the full measure of Elon Musk: "The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one". 🧵https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2e87lzqkdo
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Gates is also clearly on the right side of history saying he intends to give away 99% of his vast fortune over the next 20 years. Gates said he would accelerate his giving via his foundation, with plans to end its operations in 2045. /2
"People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that 'he died rich' will not be one of them," he wrote in a blog post Thursday. Mr Gates, 69, said his eponymous foundation has already given $100bn (£75bn) towards health and development projects, and that he expects it
will spend another $200bn, depending on markets and inflation, over the next two decades. In his blog post, Mr Gates cited a 1889 essay by tycoon Andrew Carnegie called The Gospel of Wealth, which argues that wealthy people have a duty to return their fortunes to society. /4
Mr Gates quoted Mr Carnegie, who wrote: "the man who dies thus rich dies disgraced." His latest pledge represents an acceleration in charitable giving. Initially he and his ex-wife Melinda had planned for the Gates Foundation to continue working for several decades after their deaths. /5
Giving away 99% of his fortune could still leave Mr Gates a billionaire. In the post, he shared a timeline of his wealth that showed his current net worth at $108bn and a large hand-drawn arrow going down to close to zero in 2045. /6
Mr Gates also said the foundation would draw from its endowment to give away $200 bn. Along with Paul Allen, Mr Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, and the company became a dominant force in computer software and other tech industries. Mr Gates has gradually stepped back from the company this century
I looked at the comments on a post about this on Facebook. I was appalled at the countless conspiracy theories and utter nonsense about Gates. There were dozens about his widely debunked visits to Epsteins island. But of course, no mention of the verified visits by Trump.
Bill Gates made the decision, early in his philanthropic career, to help reduce preventable diseases.
To do this, he has sponsored vaccine research and roll-outs across the world - which, of course, earns the wrath of conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers and the most poisonous hate-mongers.
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An absolute pioneer in the coding world.
Humble, quirky, honest.
Out of all the billionaires, he deserves his money.
To do this, he has sponsored vaccine research and roll-outs across the world - which, of course, earns the wrath of conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers and the most poisonous hate-mongers.