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Re:How today's billionaires plan to improve the world by hutzlibu on Monday March 19, 2018 @06:51AM (#16617430)
"Take Bill Gates. 20 years ago he was evil incarnate, his company caught in lying, cheating, corrupting. Now his PR team made sure he is regarded as one of the good ones. "

Well, I never considered him to be the evil incarnate, even though I am for free software as long as I can remember. But yes, the hatdred towards him has declined.

But I think it might also have to do with him stepping a bit away from Microsoft and focusing more on his foundation (even though I don't believe, that his foundation is really doing so good). And Microsoft in general being not that important anymore.

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Re:How today's billionaires plan to improve the world by petra on Monday March 19, 2018 @08:35AM (#16617862)
>> even though I don't believe, that his foundation is really doing so good

Why?

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Re:How today's billionaires plan to improve the world by hutzlibu on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:12AM (#16618060)
Welly their fight against Malaria and Polio is probably good. (even though I have certain doubts about some things)

But the other things, like helping with Computers means helping establishing Microsoft Monopoly.

And supporting heavily chemicalized monoculture farming, as a means to end hunger, I am very sceptical as a means to sustainable provide food production.

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