Re:What Bill Gates was doing at 20 years old
by dogma1138 on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @12:20PM
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It's not even a question that money helps but the question is how much and how.
It's also a question of what type of success were talking about as there are plenty of people from both less successful and more successful (pre MSFT) family lines that followed in their fathers/mothers footsteps rather than making it on their own.
If you are fortunate enough to live in a good/upper middle class home which values hard work and education and bestows it on you I'm not sure how much additional wealth and or power would be a factor if you are breaking on your own.
Both Bill's parents were very successful and hard working individuals with remarkable achievements I would even go out and say that his mother likely was more accomplished than his father considering the time and circumstances.
So at least in this case I wholly stand behind my assertion that how his parents lived had much more impact on Bill than their bank account.
And this isn't new he's been advocating for higher taxation, more accessible education health care etc. for as long I can find speeches or opinion/editorial pieces by him.
It's also a question of what type of success were talking about as there are plenty of people from both less successful and more successful (pre MSFT) family lines that followed in their fathers/mothers footsteps rather than making it on their own.
If you are fortunate enough to live in a good/upper middle class home which values hard work and education and bestows it on you I'm not sure how much additional wealth and or power would be a factor if you are breaking on your own.
Both Bill's parents were very successful and hard working individuals with remarkable achievements I would even go out and say that his mother likely was more accomplished than his father considering the time and circumstances.
So at least in this case I wholly stand behind my assertion that how his parents lived had much more impact on Bill than their bank account.
P.S. I'm pretty sure that both Gates agree with you here is Sr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_JjmBhsk64 (short)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcE0L4tG3o4 (long).
And this isn't new he's been advocating for higher taxation, more accessible education health care etc. for as long I can find speeches or opinion/editorial pieces by him.