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Bill Gates cancels keynote speech in India amid questions over Epstein ties (www.theguardian.com)

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While his foundation did not explicitly address what Gates feared might distract from the intended focus of the summit, the latest release of Epstein files in late January intensified the controversy surrounding his ties to the disgraced financier.

Gates has said he “regrets” ever knowing Epstein after allegations that he hid a sexually transmitted disease from his then-wife after contact with “Russian girls” surfaced in the latest release of the Epstein files.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lumping in every person who’s done anything wrong into the same evil billionaire bucket muddies the waters

No it doesn't. Nobody who has good in them becomes a billionaire. Only psychopaths and ruthless people who are willing to make the lives of a whole lot of other human beings worse for their own benefit become billionaires.

There are good rich people to be sure. But the richer they are, the less likely they are to be good.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I'm too much of a Utilitarian to be able to overlook his philanthropy. His foundation has practically eliminated guinea worm. That alone has saved millions of lives.

But I'm not a god. Who am I to say whether all his philanthropy outshines his personal depravity? Maybe it doesn't, but if more billionaires used their money in a similar way, I think everything wouldn't be quite as shitty as they are.