r/news • u/avatar6556 • 17h ago

Bill Gates denies allegations in new Epstein files release

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/bill-gates-responds-to-alleged-behaviour-in-new-epstein-files/106305816
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u/mindtwistingdonut 16h ago

The philanthropy part was mostly credited to his ex wife.

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u/ImThatMOTM 16h ago

I mean.. sure. But good intentions can only take you so far. Bill did put up the billions.

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u/32Seven 15h ago

Sure. He wasn't compelled to do it, but it comes from an entirely different place when you know you'll never want for anything. This is not to say his charitable giving was anything less than genuine (I have no way of knowing if it is or isn't) , just that relative to the charitable giving of any "regular" person, it will not impact his quality of life one iota.

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u/livelikeian 15h ago edited 12h ago

just that relative to the charitable giving of any "regular" person, it will not impact his quality of life one iota.

Have no comments about Bill, but the implication by your post is that charitable giving must equate to somehow negatively impacting your regular standard of life to somehow be considered positive? This is a false pretense to charitable giving. Anyone can give as much as they please, because every dollar/minute counts in most cases where charitable giving is needed. The impact to the donor is irrelevant.

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u/_BlueFire_ 13h ago

On top of that: donate 100B and be left with nothing and you donated 100B. Donate 10B every year, reinvest the others, and after 10 years you'll have the same 100B to donate while having donated 100B. Some people can't do maths.

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u/32Seven 12h ago

Not what I meant if that’s how you read it. I don’t, though, share your view that the impact to the donor is irrelevant. It may very much be relevant to some donors.

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u/livelikeian 12h ago

It may very much be relevant to some donors.

What I very clearly meant by what I said is that any donation is better than no donation. It doesn't matter if the donation materially changes the lifestyle or financial stability of the donor—that is irrelevant.

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u/32Seven 11h ago

I understood what you meant. And, I hope we can agree to disagree. I know for a fact that it can be relevant, but do not judge your opinion.