[truantbuick]

I'd like to believe we will start mass manufacturing all promising candidates long before testing is complete.

The stakes are so high this time that it's important _as soon as_ testing results are deemed adequate, they can start distributing them, even if it means manufacturing stuff that doesn't ultimately pan out.

[folli]

You need to have some selection beforehand. There's not enough manufacturing capacity to go around.

[randomsearch]

Worse: a WHO official (apologies to trump supporters) said that you can’t divert much capacity because that risks causing outbreaks of other diseases. So have to create a lot of new capacity.

[bolasanibk]

Bill Gates thinks the same. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-gates-to-spend-billions-on...

[pacomerh]

(unrelated to this but related to Bill), why are there so many people hating on Bill Gates when he talks about this virus and any prospects etc.? It's not like he's a plain celebrity, I mean he's in philanthropy etc, he's known for helping people with these kinds of issues. Just boggles my mind

[NicoJuicy]

It's absolutely insane.

There is a guy I know who thinks ID2020 is a secret plan of Bill Gates for giving everyone a chip and track everyone ( that's the conspiracy theory), based on some so called "Anon YouTube movies"

Instead of believing that Gates already had the experience with Ebola, to foresee that the world is not ready for a global pandemic.

His words literally were ( as a response):

> Forget it. Nothing will change my mind, bro.

It's absolutely nuts. Some of them also believe that 5G cause Corona and in chemtrails.

There is literally no logic that can change their mind, lol.

An article about the subject can be found here: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2020/04/15/id2020-co...

[ardit33]

Probably same people/crowd that sent death threats to Fauci...

Unfortunately we live in a country where anywhere between 18% and 31% (depending on the question/pool) of the population doesn't believe in evolution at all.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-many-c...

[djhaskin987]

I haven't heard of anybody hating on Bill Gates lately. Do you have a link perhaps to show me some example of this because I don't know what you're talking about

[jowsie]

Checkout reddits r/conspiracy for a quick and condensed glimpse into the current insanity.

[corpMaverick]

and this is not a new subject for him. He has been thinking about this for many years. Needless to say it, he is also extremely intelligent.

[dntbnmpls]

> why are there so many people hating on Bill Gates when he talks about this virus and any prospects etc.?

Because Gates was what Zuckerburg is today. The real question is why are there so many Gates' supporters?

> I mean he's in philanthropy etc

Yes, following in Rockefeller's footsteps. "Philanthropy" is a PR move. Gates probably has the world's best PR team.

> Just boggles my mind

Probably because you don't come from a CS/tech background.

In 20 or 30 years, zuckerburg is going to set up a family "charity" and the masses will worship him as a saint. Setting up "family controlled charities" is probably the most effective PR move amongst the uber-wealthy. Building hospitals is another one. Donating to schools is another. These people didn't grow a conscious when they retired, they just bought a world class PR team.

[KarlKemp]

He’s given $38 billion to his foundation so far, on track to eventually give close to $100 billion. What, exactly, is he getting in PR that’s possibly worth $38+ billion? He’s not even selling anything!

And his foundation’s charter even specifies that the money needs to be spent within 30 or so years of his death, meaning he doesn’t get the sort of immortality Carnegie/Rockefeller/Ford/Lilly did.

[dntbnmpls]

> He’s given $38 billion to his foundation so far, on track to eventually give close to $100 billion.

In other words, he gave himself the money via a tax protected vehicle? How noble.

> What, exactly, is he getting in PR that’s possibly worth $38+ billion?

He's not paying $38 billion. He still has it. That's the point. He's paying nothing for good press. Getting people to defend him for moving his money from one place to a tax protected sheltered and being praised for it. Kinda like how you are doing it.

> And his foundation’s charter even specifies that the money needs to be spent within 30 or so years of his death, meaning he doesn’t get the sort of immortality Carnegie/Rockefeller/Ford/Lilly did.

"Spent". You mean setting up other charities, scholarships, etc are set up.