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Re:Bill Gates' Philanthropic Impact Put in Perspective by philliphaydon on Saturday April 23, 2016 @02:22AM (#11554398)
The FDA, CDC, American Government, and Patent System, have all crippled progress far more than Bill Gates or Microsoft ever did.
Re:Bill Gates' Philanthropic Impact Put in Perspective by mcguire on Saturday April 23, 2016 @08:23AM (#11555244)
That he is not literally Hitler is a pretty damning complement.

(CDC? Really?)

Re:Bill Gates' Philanthropic Impact Put in Perspective by erikpukinskis on Saturday April 23, 2016 @04:42AM (#11554738)
How is that germain?

THREAD OF CONVERSATION: Bill Gates is a murderer!

PHILLIP HAYDRON: Jeffrey Dahmer has murdered far more than he ever did!

Re:Bill Gates' Philanthropic Impact Put in Perspective by jacquesm on Saturday April 23, 2016 @03:05AM (#11554517)
SCO
Re:Bill Gates' Philanthropic Impact Put in Perspective by jack9 on Saturday April 23, 2016 @03:06AM (#11554518)
That's debatable.
Re:Bill Gates' Philanthropic Impact Put in Perspective by kaoD on Saturday April 23, 2016 @06:20AM (#11554943)
Then debate it, I'm interested in your perspective. Saying "that's debatable" adds nothing to the conversation and essentially means "I don't agree".
Re:Bill Gates' Philanthropic Impact Put in Perspective by n72 on Saturday April 23, 2016 @04:32AM (#11554715)
In the sense that everything is debatable, yes.
Re:Bill Gates' Philanthropic Impact Put in Perspective by tingol on Saturday April 23, 2016 @08:41AM (#11555300)
Tu quoque?