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[-] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 year ago
[-] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

No he is alright of cours , he spends Milllons on Media to obscure why he keeps the patents .....

if you dont think Bill ates is good and awsome , those millions would have been wasted , so please inthe name of the most influencal Patent holder for third World Country illnesses ...

he is good , No really! Have you read the papers he pays...

[-] kryptonicus@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago
[-] looeee@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

The question was about whether a billionaire had done anything good.

[-] figaro 22 points 1 year ago

Agreed - he is somewhere between a shitty husband or a monster, but he definitely has helped rid the world of some bad diseases, and his charities continue to do quite a bit of good around the world.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

In the old days, you could just pay the church for absolution; now, you have to rid the world of diseases. SMH

[-] figaro 4 points 1 year ago

Inflation is everywhere nowadays. In my day you could get absolution for a nickel.

[-] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Paywall, login popup shite. I hate websites like this.

[-] wahming@monyet.cc 1 points 1 year ago

That article is much ado about nothing. He knew Epstein and met him occasionally. So did every other billionaire and politician. Unlike some other of Epstein's associates, there's nothing to suggest Gates indulged or was even aware of Epstein's excesses.

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