[hota_mazi]

What you did is the text book definition of an ad hominem attack: undermining someone's argument by attacking their character instead of addressing what they said.

[johansch]

Today I learned: Asking someone their age is equivalent to doing an ad hominem attack.

[hota_mazi]

> How old are you?

Is fine.

> How old are you? Let me just guess; not old enough to have experienced living/working in tech while Bill was doing his thing

Is an ad hominem attack.

[johansch]

How about this for an attack? What is your current connection to the Microsoft ecosystem?

[hota_mazi]

None besides occasionally using a Windows laptop.

I know you're struggling to find hidden reasons that could lead someone to not despise Bill Gates, but you're wasting your time.

The man is saving millions of lives with his fortune, just deal with it and the reality that he might not be as evil as you want him to be.