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Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by probablybetter on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @06:54AM (#42779143)
no. just NO. look at maps of polio proliferation before/after Jonas Salk, the frikkin guy who DISCOVERED/CREATED the polio vaccine, and then look at maps related to Gates work, which, while admirable, bears no comparison from the night-vs-day world of pre-polio-vaccine vs post-vaccine. Wards of people in iron-lung machines staring at mirrors on the ceiling. It was before your time, but this is no excuse for spouting total nonsense.
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Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by mgraczyk on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @11:55AM (#42782338)
You might be right. It is possible that Gates is merely one of the most positively impactful human beings, rather than the absolute most positively impactful.
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Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by gooosle on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @12:22PM (#42782732)
It's possible that you merely need to take Bill Gates balls out of your mouth to be able to make a coherent argument.
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