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Bill Gates criticized Elon Musk for his support of far-right politicians, including the UK’s Tommy Robinson and Germany’s AfD party, calling it "insane shit" and accusing Musk of destabilizing political systems.

Gates questioned Musk's focus on divisive politics while managing global businesses like Tesla and SpaceX.

Gates also expressed concern about wealthy individuals influencing foreign elections.

Musk has faced backlash for controversial actions, including a Nazi salute.

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[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 1 points 5 months ago

Mr Gates actually has some power to do something about the crazyness and shittines of the world we live right now.

I don't discredit his philanthropic work, some of the things he does is actually good, neither that he calls out the insanity, any sane person should do, but, and this but is as huge as the Titanic, Mr Gates, is able to do something about it, and has been for a long time before shit hit the fan tbh, actions speak louder than words, specially the lack of action lmao.

If Mr Gates really feel this way, he should do something about it, he has the money.

[–] honeynut@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nosferatu says Dracula has gone too far

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago

I feel like it's the other way around.

Dracula can at least fit into polite society.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I always forget Gates is one of the elite. Then I remember how ruthless and savage he was in the 80s.

Then I remember.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

80s, 90s, and a few years into early 2000s. Gates ruthlessness lasted decades, destroyed many businesses and lives, and is mostly whitewashed thanks to his philanthropic efforts and a few reddit amas and some secret santa participation

Not to mention the destruction he did to computing as a whole. The nightmare of proprietary bullshit is something that he did not architect but he pushed heavily and lobbied for constantly. He had the position to push for interoperability from an early stake in computing, to set the stage for computers to have a strong precedent to work together. Instead he and microsoft made every effort to work against open standards. They would adopt open standards and extend them with proprietary extensions to intentionally ruin them. A lot of what is infuriating about modern tech can be traced back to precedent that microsoft set at his direction

Reminder despite every donation he has made his net worth is higher now than it ever was and this has essentially always been the case. His philanthropy, while objectively good, is a measured pr effort that does not impact his overall obscene wealth and basically never has

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I bet Elon can't jump over a chair.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Maybe Elon’s mommy will allow him and Zuck to have a chair jumping contest in the octagon.

[–] BozeKnoflook@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bill Gates became friends with Epstein AFTER he was convicted.

[–] 5gruel@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] BozeKnoflook@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html

And unlike many others, Mr. Gates started the relationship after Mr. Epstein was convicted of sex crimes.

https://www.soapcentral.com/human-interest/news-when-bill-gates-first-meet-jeffrey-epstein-former-microsoft-ceo-reportedly-regrets-ties-disgraced-financier

Bill Gates made his acquaintance with Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 when Epstein had been jailed for years for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

https://jacobin.com/2021/08/bill-gates-jeffrey-epstein-mistake-cnn-interview

They were two of the richest men on Earth, meeting after Epstein had already been convicted for child sex trafficking, very intentionally scratching each other’s back and bolstering each other’s charitable endeavors. The relationship between them — and what compelled both to build one — should be seen not as a lapse in judgment but as an indictment of billionaire philanthropy itself.

There's plenty more out there if you look.