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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by viraptor on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:16AM (#44026925)
> Bill Gates has saved millions of lives through his philanthropy, and the internet is full of malicious rumors about him.

But that's not related to his philanthropy mostly. There's evil business stuff he actually did and there are some conspiracy freaks. Those would exist anyway. But I've never seen a significant number of people with criticisms because of the programs he enables.

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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by 0xDEAFBEAD on Monday May 19, 2025 @04:44AM (#44027718)
The conspiracy freaks around vaccines wouldn't exist if it weren't for his philanthropy. I just don't like to see someone punished for good-faith efforts to do good.
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