So he clearly 100% did not believe in the inherent worth of any of it at all, it was always an act, zero genuine moral investment, dropped it to comply in advance, good to know, good to know - ThreadSky

ironspike.bsky.social • 8 days ago

So he clearly 100% did not believe in the inherent worth of any of it at all, it was always an act, zero genuine moral investment, dropped it to comply in advance, good to know, good to know

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Bill Gates has liquidated his climate policy and advocacy organization, laying off dozens of staff in Washington, Brussels, and elsewhere.

It’s another giant retrenchment for the billionaire, who had already slashed his climate grant budget last month. heatmap.news/climate/brea...

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mollyboom.bsky.social•8 days ago

I just can't

azzageddi.bsky.social•8 days ago

I guess I've long assumed this would happen eventually, because I'm so unsurprised. Not saying it like "haha I knew it!" Just...it tracks with Gates' actions as a businessman over the decades. "No good billionaires" is proved right again.

blonicyouth.bsky.social•8 days ago

Everything I ever hear about this guy makes me think he’s a huge piece of shit

excelsiorsmith.bsky.social•7 days ago

Not at all surprised, nevertheless disappointed. Been saying this enough lately I think I’m gonna have to put it on a T-shirt.

robotlyra.bsky.social•8 days ago

Billionaires can never be trusted. If they were trustworthy, they would not be billionaires in the first place, because they would understand the evil inherent in being a billionaire.

spm1961.bsky.social•8 days ago

there's also the likely "fucking over a lot of other people to make your billions" part - usually a good indicator that someone is kinda shitty.

3k0bolds.bsky.social•8 days ago

Billionaires gonna billionaire.

bevismusson.bsky.social•8 days ago

Equally Hellingly I could see Melinda basically replacing all of it herself. She seems very keen on spending the money he won't.

henrygoeldner.bsky.social•8 days ago

got to protect those government contracts before a habitable earth!

texaskrusty.bsky.social•8 days ago

There are no good billionaires

louisathelast.bsky.social•8 days ago

Melinda was always the one with an actual conscience

realhumanmaz.bsky.social•8 days ago

But remember, Netflix made a documentary about him, and he's just a smart guy, everyone. Just a guy, just like everyone else.

sneptaur.com•8 days ago

He’s the main funding source for third way, the organization responsible for democrats part of the ratchet effect. He’s trash.

sherlockwithoutabs.bsky.social•8 days ago

These ghouls only "believe" in climate change inasmuch as they believe they can profit from it.

slothandenvy.com•8 days ago

Half the time their organizations are nothing but a way for them to launder money anyway.

djwaglmuffin.bsky.social•8 days ago

I mean, can't they? If everything is a profit motive, surely there's money to be made going green.

The whole "short term gain" shit is so toxic.

i-am-dog.bsky.social•8 days ago

It almost makes you believe climate change is fake, if not for the plain-as-day evidence to the contrary.

spm1961.bsky.social•8 days ago

the thing to note is ppl like gates know it's real, they just don't anticipate ever being affected by it.

crimmas.bsky.social•8 days ago

They tell on themselves

segadreamcastjr.bsky.social•8 days ago

The pr turn around he managed to pull off for a few years should be studied.

thoggatt.bsky.social•8 days ago

Unbelievably disappointing.

i-am-dog.bsky.social•8 days ago

Either that, or he believes we've crossed the tipping point and the situation can't be fixed

henrygoeldner.bsky.social•8 days ago

his climate 'action' costs so little of his actual money he'd keep it running even to the end just to keep people calm. this smells more of protecting his government contracts.

i-am-dog.bsky.social•8 days ago

A billionaire is a corporation writ small. Everything they do is in pursuit of more money.

mattcaulder.com•8 days ago

Billionaire defender says what?

i-am-dog.bsky.social•8 days ago

Not even.

thewhatnaut.bsky.social•8 days ago

Like, the future is making climate change worse so more catastrophes kill off the poor, I believe.

So why waste precious bunker money on proles?

ericleitzen.bsky.social•8 days ago

In capitalism, everything is an investment to derive profit

jkohlmann.bsky.social•8 days ago

Wow, can you imagine a rich fuck making some kind of institution to hoover up whatever grant and government funding is floating around???

lchopalong.bsky.social•8 days ago

This is why I cringe when people lionize the likes of Carnegie & Rockefeller.

Today as back then they do what they must to correct their public reputation.

cgsakurapink.bsky.social•8 days ago

My guess is that this is meant as a flipped bird to his ex-wife, too.

stanleypain.bsky.social•8 days ago

Corporations are friend to no one. It's always been 100% performative.

jtdc.bsky.social•8 days ago

His "charity" has always been him taking money from his right pocket, putting it the left pocket, getting a tax break, and using the left pocket to grow the right pocket *and* get called a Good Person.

Always.

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