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Bill Gates is laser focused on the disease and pandemics, but the complex trade-offs between containing this disease and treating other health problems and the economic ramifications and the domino effects are beyond any one person's total comprehension. That's why we debate and discuss things in an open forum and we don't make Bill Gates overlord of humanity.

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The fact that debate is necessary does not make all debate useful.

The prerequisite for debate to become useful is that all participants involved have to try to provide information and reasoning, and then try to incorporate new information and counter-arguments into their thinking.

Bill Gates does this. I try to do it. I look forward to your taking advantage of the opportunities in front of you to do it as well.

Again, no one is making Bill Gates overlord. But he has actual data and experience backing up his side of the debate. What exactly do you have? Where are these sources that offer insight into the economic ramifications of keeping an economy open during war or during a global pandemic?

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