So Gates strongly believes billions in taxpayer funds should be pumped into an industry he just coincidentally happens to be heavily invested in.
“heavily invested in”
Probably more important point is that which he is psychologically and experientially invested in - being the ‘smartest guy in the room’ for decades, feted and worshiped by everyone around him.... Of course he’s damaged, and probably thinks he knows “how to fix” everything, with the limited tools that he’s been familiar with.
The guy’s a rich loon, and they do get the pass, unfortunately.
So Gates strongly believes billions in taxpayer funds should be pumped into an industry he just coincidentally happens to be heavily invested in.
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Yup.
Coincidence isn’t causation except when it blatantly is.