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Re:What Bill Gates was doing at 20 years old by ramblerman on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @08:34AM (#16866841)
> He didn’t face constant questions about whether he could actually do something

Actually he is being questioned right now in OP's subtle statement that it was his 'rich whiteness' that was responsible for his success.

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Re:What Bill Gates was doing at 20 years old by Audible_logic on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @09:43AM (#16867297)
Seems like a false equivalence. What were the negative consequences of him being rich? OP laid out what he would have experienced as a minority. If the only negative consequence of being rich is every once in a while you are called on it, how is that at all equivalent to the experience described by OP?
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Re:What Bill Gates was doing at 20 years old by ramblerman on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @09:48AM (#16867333)
The thread you are in began with a question about him being 'white' and not just rich.

I never stated pure equivalence but I do believe both are examples of racism.

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