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Inside Bill’s Brain

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Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by mjfl »

ScottFree wrote: post #29
joezydeco wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I regularly get downvoted for pointing out that Saint Bill the Philanthropist refuses to acknowledge all the shitty behavior and the damage he left behind to earn him that fortune in the first place.

Not to mention his philanthropy work frequently causes considerable damage itself, like the malaria nets[0] that poisoned the local food supply, the failed public school overhaul[1] and common core[2][3]. [0]: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/25/world/africa/mosquito-net... [1]: https://nancyebailey.com/2018/07/04/gatess-blunders-destroy-... [2]: https://www.philanthropydaily.com/gates-philanthropy-failure... [3]: htt…

Can’t do anything to please you people, even spending 35 billion a year on charity wouldn’t suffice.

Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by tempsy »

jasoneckert wrote: post #40

I'm not a fan of documentaries, but I liked this one (all three parts). It's Bill essentially saying "You know - this is what matters, the Microsoft stuff is secondary." And I respect that. The Steve Jobs documentaries were more like "Hey, this guy was a douche, but people worship the cult he made from peddling computer stuff, and that is good, right?" Definitely a difference in approach.

I don't understand your logic here. He is using his money, influence, and platform to rewrite history. That is called propaganda in certain contexts.

Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by GimbalLock »

immichaelwang wrote: post #35
GimbalLock wrote: post #25

I found it pretty surprising how much they romanticized his years of working instead of sleeping. That’s a dangerous thing to promote.

It's supposed to be an honest raw look at his life. And frankly, it makes a lot of sense that he had poor work life balance. It's to be expected that extraordinary effort is required to build extraordinary things.

They could’ve told it honestly without making it seem like sleep deprivation is noble. Great things can be achieved with proper sleep and not falling asleep at your keyboard just to wake up and keep coding “right where you left off” as they claim.

Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by Reedx »

tempsy wrote: post #52
jasoneckert wrote: post #40

I'm not a fan of documentaries, but I liked this one (all three parts). It's Bill essentially saying "You know - this is what matters, the Microsoft stuff is secondary." And I respect that. The Steve Jobs documentaries were more like "Hey, this guy was a douche, but people worship the cult he made from peddling computer stuff, and that is good, right?" Definitely a difference in approach.

I don't understand your logic here. He is using his money, influence, and platform to rewrite history. That is called propaganda in certain contexts.

What is being rewritten exactly? I don't see where they are claiming Microsoft didn't happen.

Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by jrgoff »

ScottFree wrote: post #29
joezydeco wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I regularly get downvoted for pointing out that Saint Bill the Philanthropist refuses to acknowledge all the shitty behavior and the damage he left behind to earn him that fortune in the first place.

Not to mention his philanthropy work frequently causes considerable damage itself, like the malaria nets[0] that poisoned the local food supply, the failed public school overhaul[1] and common core[2][3]. [0]: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/25/world/africa/mosquito-net... [1]: https://nancyebailey.com/2018/07/04/gatess-blunders-destroy-... [2]: https://www.philanthropydaily.com/gates-philanthropy-failure... [3]: htt…

The links you provide for common core are not evidence of "considerable damage". The first is an opinion piece and the second is much worse - a blog post following up on an article whose argument against common core is based primarily on believing the claims in a satire article

Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by BubRoss »

Scoundreller wrote: post #45
melling wrote: post #2

Bill wrote about this on his blog yesterday: https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/From-the-cutting... It’s unfortunate that they were ready to build the TerraPower pilot nuclear plant in China and the recent trade war prevented it. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a25728221/te...

> It’s unfortunate that they were ready to build the TerraPower pilot nuclear plant in China and the recent trade war prevented it. In the interim, I’m hoping for cheap micro gas turbines. Burning natural gas just for heat is senseless when I could generate all my electricity with its combustion too seems like such a waste.

I'm now surprised I have never thought about that. What is the reason this isn't common?

Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by kissgyorgy »

joezydeco wrote: post #18
shadypupper wrote: post #17

I tried to watch it, but it just felt like a 'Bill Gates' public profile PR piece. Basically just espousing how great Bill and his family are and were at all points in history.

I regularly get downvoted for pointing out that Saint Bill the Philanthropist refuses to acknowledge all the shitty behavior and the damage he left behind to earn him that fortune in the first place.

What shitty behavior exactly?

Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by tempsy »

Reedx wrote: post #54
tempsy wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't understand your logic here. He is using his money, influence, and platform to rewrite history. That is called propaganda in certain contexts.

What is being rewritten exactly? I don't see where they are claiming Microsoft didn't happen.

I’m commenting on OP’s respect for someone using his money and influence to release a documentary where he writes off that one time he broke the law to crush his competitors as “secondary” to his charitable work.

It’s especially interesting since we’re becoming acutely aware of how the rich regularly wash their reputations through charitable work e.g. Epstein and the Sacklers.

Only the wealthy get to influence the public perception of their legacy. I don’t understand what is so admirable about that.

Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by BubRoss »

clarkevans wrote: post #22
rhizome31 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Without entering the debate regarding whether Gates foundation does more good than damage, it seems a bit of a stretch to say that this is unrelated to his earlier business practices. It's fair to imagine that those practices have contributed to put him in a situation where he can do what he does now.

Conversely, those same practices prevented others from being in a position where they could have likewise been generous. The iron fist of concentrated power, even when wrapped in a velvet glove of generosity, is simply bad for society.

Interestingly, one of the things short sellers noticed from investigating corrupt and dishonest companies is that they frequently use charitable deeds to compensate for the damage they do as a company.

Re: Inside Bill’s Brain

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Post by jayd16 »

Dangeranger wrote: post #6
ben165 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The sad thing is that the States aren't interested in this technology or why does it take so long to get it done there? It would be great to use waste material to get more energy out before burying it again. I'm from Germany, sadly thou, most of the people are to uneducated and scared to push atomic power station to the next level. Great documentation btw.

The US is bifurcated between people who see no problem with current nuclear plants and those who see any nuclear plant as an abomination in need of removal. It’s hard to have a reasonable debate about this issue when the sides are so diametrically opposed due to their dogmatic beliefs.

This completely discounts the gas, coil and oil industry incentives to oppose nuclear power. Those are huge lobbies in the US. Much larger than Green Peace types being used as a smoke screen.
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