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What Gates is doing right now is a massive publicity stunt to make people believe he's actually a "good person". He is not. He is still a disgusting billionaire that contradicts everything he preaches.
He is constantly buying farmland, to the point where he's the biggest land owner in the whole US. This is seriously harming small farmers.
He preaches about climate change and using cardboard straws while in his massive ($650M!) mega yacht
The "humanitarian/healthcare" stuff he did, while helpful, was only done because he could use it as a tax writeoff. He wouldn't have done it if it wasn't the case.
The "buying farmland" part is just a product of him being a billionaire tbf, it's what he does with it that could be concerning.
Also introduced voucher schools because he didn't want teachers telling him laptops won't solve education
โข That's good for climate change?
โข He has unimaginable influence. Doesn't the change he makes outweight his mega yacht? (Yes I now how ridiculously expensive these monster ships are) I doubt he is only committing to netto his yacht.
โข Oh you know him well, could you make a meeting happen? I have an idea
How is that good for climate change?
Nobody listens to this guy. Have you been recycling just cuz Gates told you to? Also these kinds of yachts pollute so much with a single trip that it outweighs any good that he could have done by convincing millions to save electricity or water.
I don't need to know him well. It's not rocket science.