• FirstCircle@lemmy.ml
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    15 hours ago

    I’m reminded of one of my favorite quotes, alleged to be from A. Carnegie:

    “The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.”

    I detested the Microsoft Bill (I’m in tech) but the post-M$ Bill seems to have reformed quite a bit. I have to admire someone who gives away all their $ (whatever the route - directly or through a foundation) to try to solve some of humanity’s problems. Of course MAGA/Qanon portraying him as a villain doesn’t hurt his image either, it pretty much guarantees that there must be something good about him.

    • UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 hours ago

      Don’t be fooled. His foundation does a lot of real charity but it is still an entity that is under his control and he uses it to launder his reputation while supporting the systems that have allowed him to leverage his wealth for political power. Because of him, the covid vaccine was used as yet another vehicle for funneling wealth into the hands of the plutocrats even though it was mostly public funds that created it.

      • Ledericas@lemm.ee
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        4 hours ago

        vaccine

        he made sure the poorer nations cant develop thier own vaccines , and it must be bought from USa.