[nelsontodd]

His status as rich tech billionaire doesn't make a difference unless he is making arguments that are new or interesting. And he isn't. We've all been hearing the environment argument for years now.

Plus, there is obviously an argument to be made that he has had a negative overall influence on the world & therefore shouldn't be trusted.

[lostgame]

>> Plus, there is obviously an argument to be made that he has had a negative overall influence on the world

That is not only not obvious, but - even with his philanthropy efforts alone, the opposite would be obvious.

[pluc]

What is your argument for Bill Gates having a negative overall influence on the world?

[nelsontodd]

I don't want to hash them out, plenty of arguments from the leftists or linux people for example. Free software, exploitation of workers. Whatever. The argument itself is arbitrary, I'm just saying that he's a controversial figure