Bill Gates calls Elon Musk’s embrace of far-right politicians abroad ‘insane shit’

[gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

your point being?

It's not nearly enough, he does it to look good more than to actually do good, and he shouldn't ever have had that much money in the first place

Don't let someone doing a few good things make you think they don't deserve to be killed, eaten, and their wealth redistributed

Bill Gates isn't a good person

[feathercrown@lemmy.world]

I don't think that way, sorry

[greyeyedghost@lemmy.ca]

I don't think you're wrong in general, and I could give you a list of criticisms of Gate's actions even today. But if we're going to have wealth disparity, and we probably always will, I'd rather it be pragmatic self-interest clothed in good will than rabid self-interest clothed in freedom.

[halfsalesman@lemm.ee]

If this is a tactical move purely for selfish reasons, its not a good one considering the power Musk now wields. I think this is genuine from Gates. Saying it out loud maybe is a degree of performance, but I think he likely legitimately finds Musk's fascist support a morally bad thing.

Assuming all billionaires are constantly playing some kind of 4D chess game is just as bad being overly charitable when a billionaire says or does something that could be seen as good. Remember, Elon Musk has put himself in the spotlight constantly despite it often times hurting him financially, his desire to be liked/beloved as a genius is also genuine its just fueling frequently terrible decisions.

That said, Gates is still an egotist and obviously pretty conventionally selfish (at what I'd describe as a pretty human level, if an average joe/jane came to have billions of dollars they'd probably treat the money in similar ways as Gates). Gates doesn't deserve his wealth and Gates is no genius either, I just don't think hes a fascist or a sociopath like Musk is.

[sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech]

I bet you he'd be great with some malt vinegar.

[captainlezbian@lemmy.world]

I think a lot of people don't consider the exploitation angle. Often they see someone like Bill gates as having invented windows and see his wealth as earned by goods provided that they don't think would otherwise exist. It's what capital teaches is the justification for wealth

[iamlazersword@lemmy.ca]

That's just in the Lemmy summary. In the actual article, it says "nazi-style salute" SMH...

[duamerthrax@lemmy.world]

Grindy shit. Call me when he wins a Quake 3 tournament.

[landedgentry@lemmy.zip]

Meh close enough

[ripandterror@sh.itjust.works]

Preferably red...

[blakenong@lemmings.world]

He can avoid the oven by being more vocal.

[snowclone@lemmy.world]

Queen Elizabeth's Twenty Foot Diameter Ruffle Collar

[twig@sopuli.xyz]

He'll do something to make himself some more money

[metalmachine@feddit.nl]

One oligarch calls out another for brownie points with the public

[rekorse@sh.itjust.works]

Horizon zero dawn did it better

[reksas@sopuli.xyz]

Well, its okay to make some money from others labour, as long as its fair. But way it currently works, that some business owner gets majority of the value of someones work is not okay. That is just benefitting from being on stronger position than someone else and ultimately isnt much different from taking from someone by force. Its not like you can refuse to participate as people need to have money to live.

[fisherman75@lemmy.world]

Trump makes a variety of compliment sandwiches. It's hard to tell after a while just what kind of sandwich it is.

[nomy@lemmy.zip]

Generational wealth is a bitch and doesn't really prove anything.

[peregrin5@lemm.ee]

Well the billions only came after his presidency because he now had a huge pool of loyalists he could grift out of their life savings with meme coin and begging for donations. Yes he had some generational wealth, most of which he blew on his bankrupted businesses but he's also just a good grifter.

[notmyoldredditname@lemmy.world]

When you see him playing in video's he's playing.

He just uses other people to help level him up. I wouldn't really say that using someone to grind for you means you can't play. Him not being able to play would be him getting destroyed in the videos where he shows himself playing.