The “Merchants of the Earth” are a different breed in the Bible. The Koine Greek term is “Emporos” where we get Emporium from. These people are often mentioned in the Bible along with Lucifer...
Gates made it big with Microsoft, which is presumably not involved here.
Maybe this is at least as much merchants of (twisted) ideas, as it is merchants of physical goods.
>>These people are often mentioned in the Bible along with Lucifer...
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There is no god but the ______?