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MartyLife

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Be kind to others. Mask your yapper.

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Filthy

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It says software developer. You're getting weirdly defensive about Bill Gates areas of expertise.
i just don't think it's appropriate to dismiss his perspective out-of-hand because he isn't an epidemiologist or virologist by trade.
he's of extraordinary intellect and resources, and he's shown the level of contribution he can bring to things he cares about.
Aside from Ingo Potrykus, who has done more to alleviate human suffering since the polio vaccine than Bill Gates?

he also has significant financial interests, so we need to be aware of times when that might be coloring his perspective, but the idea that he's "out of his lane" in the public health sphere is wholly inaccurate.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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i just don't think it's appropriate to dismiss his perspective out-of-hand because he isn't an epidemiologist or virologist by trade.
he's of extraordinary intellect and resources, and he's shown the level of contribution he can bring to things he cares about.
Aside from Ingo Potrykus, who has done more to alleviate human suffering since the polio vaccine than Bill Gates?

he also has significant financial interests, so we need to be aware of times when that might be coloring his perspective, but the idea that he's "out of his lane" in the public health sphere is wholly inaccurate.
Did you read my initial post, or nah?
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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the one where you tell Bill Gates that he's out of his lane in the public health sphere?
I think you missed the point. I was pointing out that Bill Gates has no business tell Elon Musk to stay in his lane. They're both very smart guys who I have no doubt can digest information as well as anybody on the planet. For Gates to tell Musk to take a walk because he gives money to virologists is ridiculous.

Do you think Gates would be dismissive of Musk's opinions if he were in whole agreement with Gates's position?
 

MartyLife

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Green wrote: "I admit I voted for Donald Trump in 2016. I admit travelling deep into the conspiracy trap over covid-19. All the defiant behaviour of Trump's more radical and rowdy cult followers, I participated in it. I was a hard-ass that stood up for my 'God-given rights'.​
"In great haste, I began prognosticating the alphabet soup about this 'scamdemic'. I believed the virus to be a hoax. I believed the mainstream media and the Democrats were using it to create panic, crash the economy and destroy Trump's chances at re-election."​




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ThatOneDude

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Green wrote: "I admit I voted for Donald Trump in 2016. I admit travelling deep into the conspiracy trap over covid-19. All the defiant behaviour of Trump's more radical and rowdy cult followers, I participated in it. I was a hard-ass that stood up for my 'God-given rights'.​
"In great haste, I began prognosticating the alphabet soup about this 'scamdemic'. I believed the virus to be a hoax. I believed the mainstream media and the Democrats were using it to create panic, crash the economy and destroy Trump's chances at re-election."​




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