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[-] Veraticus@lib.lgbt 232 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sure.

Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation will probably eradicate polio.

Before people jump on the bandwagon about how Gates is evil and problematic, that there are no virtuous billionaires, and a government or an NGO or an equivalent should have been the one to do it... I know. But the question was "name one billionaire that's done anything good," and I think it's pretty difficult to argue that eradicating polio isn't good.

[-] nonearther@lemmy.ml 87 points 1 year ago

On same tone, Warren Buffet.

He has also donated billions in the same charity and largely lives controversy free.

[-] insomniac@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The company he’s synonymous with is very much not controversy free

[-] OptimusPhillip@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Yeah, dude is asking the wrong question.

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Bill gates is not curing polio, it's the doctors and scientists that are doing it.

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