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1999: Bill Gates publishes his book "Business @ the Speed of Thought"

2000: Microsoft ordered to breakup by US Dept of Justice

2021: Bill Gates publishes book "How to Avoid Climate Disaster"

Late 2021: Divorce, affairs, and Epstein

One key question when opening any book: "Why did the author write this? Why now?"

Bill Gates was notoriously ruthless (per Paul Allen’s memoir), and supposedly his mother and father’s advice [1] was what caused the pivot to philanthropy. With that said, some people never change, regardless of PR covering fire. Dark personalities with enormous wealth wield outsized negative power.

[1] https://qz.com/723902/25-years-ago-bill-gatess-mom-forced-hi...

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