Why are people not protesting ? Businesses should stop buying Microsoft licenses and that should force Microsoft to remove bill gates completely from the company. Same should be done with Musk, trump etc.

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    2 hours ago

    I feel like the best possible outcomes for all people do not involve villainizing Bill Gates, and in fact doing so can lead people down paths to right wing extremism. He got an STD from a prostitute according to an unsent draft of an email, if it’s true then it makes him a bad person and criminally liable, it does not make him a villain.

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      35 minutes ago

      I understand your concern about backlash. But doesn’t that approach inadvertently prioritize Gates’ reputation over the gravity of the allegations themselves? If the allegations are true, the victims and the pursuit of justice deserve the central focus. Introducing his charity work, even to prevent ‘villainization,’ inherently shifts that focus. It suggests the story about Bill Gates is more important than the facts of the case.

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        33 minutes ago

        But doesn’t that approach inadvertently prioritize Gates’ reputation over the gravity of the allegations themselves?

        No, I said he needs to go to trial for this and I’ve been consistent about that message. If you’re interpreting something opposite from what I’m saying, then perhaps you’re arguing more with a figment of your own imagination than me.