Bill Gates is a large part of the vaX and your contributions are appreciated. He is a truly evil person.
Thank you for your understanding; I mentioned in my first post in this thread that I knew that I was going sideways. When someone mentions Bill Gates these days, I like to point out that his contributions to computer software and operating system development are mostly from his leadership role at Microsoft and have little to do with his technical prowess. I pinged our most knowledgeable computer experts to comment on this and they did not disappoint.
Gates is obviously a very intelligent person, who understood the potential of “personal computers” much better than the public. He is and has been a ruthless businessperson and competitor. He has some positive traits and intentions, but largely because of his success and his $Billions he has developed a problem with the Dunning-Kruger effect that is historic in its proportion and possible negative consequences. He believes to his core that he knows all the answers even when they can be shown to be very dangerous and are far outside his areas of expertise.
Those in power who believe that they are doing good when they are misguided tend to be far more dangerous than completely evil persons. Solutions that Gates believes in could be devastating to millions if not billions of people and trigger unintended consequences that are almost unimaginably horrible.
In 1988 Queen Elizabeth's departed consort Prince Philip said, “In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation.” My assumption is that Gates and others have similar aspirations and that they have seen opportunities to achieve their goals using the response to Covid. It is obvious that the response has had little if anything to do with their concerns about public health.