[seldo]

To me Bill Gates will always be a modern-day Rockefeller: he clawed and trampled his way to the top, then once he was there he gave away his money -- a lot of it, to be sure -- and will always be remembered for that, rather than the ugly methods he used to get it.

It's laudable when somebody gives so freely and I don't want to take away from that, but I find it hard to view him charitably because I know that even now, this is all about him, making him feel better about himself. Many others sacrificed much more for the good of others without having to tread so heavily.