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And?

What does this metaphor have to do with "will the rich let poor people have medical treatment"?

Given that the rich are, as I have demonstrated via the example of Gates, donating money to make sure the poor have medical treatment, along with all the other examples I gave of the rich being forced to help the poor even when they don't do so voluntarily.

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Weak examples which are utterly penetrated by the inevitable phallus.

Sufficient examples.

You asked "Why would the owners of this technology ever share it with you?"

Because of all the reasons they already do.

Bilk Gates infected you with windows, perhaps some sort of parasitic control is causing you to believe it was mutually beneficial.

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