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Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by mgraczyk on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @01:37PM (#42783685)
Yes I'm willing to concede that Bill Gates did not single handedly cure polio. Would you agree that he has done more good for the world than most people?
Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by gooosle on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @01:39PM (#42783701)
I have no way of measuring how much good Bill Gates had done for the world. He has certainly done a lot of evil as well. I literally have have no way of objectively quantifying either, and neither do you, which is why your claims cannot possibly be objectively supported by any rational means.
Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by mgraczyk on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @01:51PM (#42783834)
Ok but then would you agree that you also can't say Salk did any good for the world?
Re:I Met Paul Graham Once by gooosle on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @01:58PM (#42783928)
No, I wouldn't agree with that at all.

Also big difference between saying 'X did this good thing' and 'X did more good than everyone else combined'.

And the onus is on you here - you made the absurd claims - now either back them up or walk them back :)