It's a terrific read Daniel, thank you for all your work putting the book together. I will reiterate my remarks about it being unput-downable, it was at times like being on a roller coaster... and just when you think you know 'all about Gates,' there then comes a detail that brings on an open mouthed gasp of horror.... seriously readers, get this book!
Thank you very much for such a generous review. I really appreciate you highlighting the book for your followers and readers and I hope they will take the time to have a look at it too. Gates is not of course alone in being a billionaire shaping the world in an unaccountable and dangerous fashion, but I do think he is the one who represents the greatest danger because of the technology he applies, the recklessness of its application, and the global nature of his interests. One of the other things the book covers extensively is his role in the whole Net Zero and (allegedly) Green agenda, and here too we see utopian claims (averting potential disaster, improving the world) contradicted by selfish wealth accumulation and a total disregard for consequences.
Margaret Anna Alice on Substack, https://substack.com/@margaretannaalice, coined the term for Mr. Bill and others like him: "philanthropaths," or suspiciously generous psychopaths. There does seem to be a psychological phenomenon at work here. Or maybe it's just pure evil.
Yes I find that term very accurate, its a brilliant neologism. I do think psychology plays a huge role in this. Most of these people share character traits as well as social class and extreme wealth.
"Gates is not only deficient in medical and scientific education, he is also largely deficient in terms of any real education." Since Gates dropped out of Harvard in his freshman (first) year, it's no wonder he's deficient in education---of any kind. And he never actually "created" anything technical at Microsoft. That was mostly Paul Allen. But he was certainly an "operator." And a sleazy one, at that.
Thanks for the tip. Daniel Jupp was a Facebook friend (FB being something I have discarded for the sake of my health) and I bought, read and enjoyed that. As I already appear to share his opinion of Gates, I expect I will enjoy this book too. One thought I have had about Gates is that he appears to think "RAD" software development techniques can be applied to mRNA technologies as though, when the recipient of the jab dies, he can be revived by pressing the On switch.
You circled around it but didn't expand on Gates's conviction that there are too many people in this world, and that the "herd needs to be thinned." Gate's father was an ardent supported of eugenics, and a board member of Planned Parenthood supporting their effort to supply abortions to economically depressed countries. Bill Gates would be content if the world's 8.5 billion souls were reduced to, say, 3 billion.
It's a terrific read Daniel, thank you for all your work putting the book together. I will reiterate my remarks about it being unput-downable, it was at times like being on a roller coaster... and just when you think you know 'all about Gates,' there then comes a detail that brings on an open mouthed gasp of horror.... seriously readers, get this book!
Thank you very much for such a generous review. I really appreciate you highlighting the book for your followers and readers and I hope they will take the time to have a look at it too. Gates is not of course alone in being a billionaire shaping the world in an unaccountable and dangerous fashion, but I do think he is the one who represents the greatest danger because of the technology he applies, the recklessness of its application, and the global nature of his interests. One of the other things the book covers extensively is his role in the whole Net Zero and (allegedly) Green agenda, and here too we see utopian claims (averting potential disaster, improving the world) contradicted by selfish wealth accumulation and a total disregard for consequences.
Margaret Anna Alice on Substack, https://substack.com/@margaretannaalice, coined the term for Mr. Bill and others like him: "philanthropaths," or suspiciously generous psychopaths. There does seem to be a psychological phenomenon at work here. Or maybe it's just pure evil.
Yes I find that term very accurate, its a brilliant neologism. I do think psychology plays a huge role in this. Most of these people share character traits as well as social class and extreme wealth.
Brilliant review - I hope you post it on Amazon
I have put some extracts on Amazon, so I hope that adds my voice to the sound of the crowd! Good to see so many positive reviews there.
Yes I agree. I flagged your review as helpful
"Gates is not only deficient in medical and scientific education, he is also largely deficient in terms of any real education." Since Gates dropped out of Harvard in his freshman (first) year, it's no wonder he's deficient in education---of any kind. And he never actually "created" anything technical at Microsoft. That was mostly Paul Allen. But he was certainly an "operator." And a sleazy one, at that.
Yes, it is worrying, and I suppose the deficiency is in his inability to think and/or think ethically. It's all about "him" in the Gates world.
Thanks for the tip. Daniel Jupp was a Facebook friend (FB being something I have discarded for the sake of my health) and I bought, read and enjoyed that. As I already appear to share his opinion of Gates, I expect I will enjoy this book too. One thought I have had about Gates is that he appears to think "RAD" software development techniques can be applied to mRNA technologies as though, when the recipient of the jab dies, he can be revived by pressing the On switch.
You circled around it but didn't expand on Gates's conviction that there are too many people in this world, and that the "herd needs to be thinned." Gate's father was an ardent supported of eugenics, and a board member of Planned Parenthood supporting their effort to supply abortions to economically depressed countries. Bill Gates would be content if the world's 8.5 billion souls were reduced to, say, 3 billion.
Is Daniel Jupp in hiding now? I don't think Billy Boy likes criticism!