Cheskaz

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Cheskaz,

It’s interesting how different people interpret attitude in vastly different ways. Because where you (and others I’ve seen in other threads) find him smug and an asshole, I only ever found him to be extremely sincere and excited to learn and educate.

Although, I’d love to know what channels you watch that cover similar topics! Wasting time on YouTube doesn’t feel as unproductive if the videos are educational…

Cheskaz,

My whole childhood the Gates was touted as this super altruistic, good rich person who was all about charity. It was only after I found out about the whole Oxford vaccine thing (indenting my aside/rant)

Gate’s urged Oxford to exclusively allow AstraZeneca the rights to their vaccine “rather than sticking to the university’s own guidance that any deal it makes include non-exclusive and royalty-free licensing”, a deal with no guarantee of accessibility or affordability. Given that the vast majority of the funding of this vaccine was public funds…fuck that.

that I found out that the Foundation was always just a way to rehabilitate an image of ruthlessness I never knew he had. I guess it worked, given how he was discussed when I was growing up, but hopefully he won’t be able to do it again.

Cheskaz, (edited )

Two relevant quotes from this article^Paywalled^ ^link,^ ^I’m^ ^afraid^

A summary of the book the author (Dr Linsey McGoey) wrote on the subject: “billionaires who make their fortunes through corporate practices that undercut workers and deepen inequality — like corporate tax avoidance, insufficient sick pay and the immoral gap in pay between executives and low-paid workers — are not the solution to problems they generate.”

“Asking Bill Gates to fix inequality is like asking an arsonist to hose down your house after he just set it on fire. Philanthropists might have the deep pockets to fund the fire engine and water hose, but the money is coming from making our houses unlivable in the first place.”

Cheskaz,

Yeah, plus it feels like the trends for my age group are just the trends from younger people, but with a slight delay

Cheskaz,

Would you give it all up for a moment of pure joy?

Whooooooos got a floofsky tumski?

Cheskaz,

My family were doing a dog sledding trip and my brother came off and hit his head. We ended up putting him on my sled, with my job being to keep him awake in case he had a concussion. So I asked him to explain the rules to Twilight Imperium to me which, luckily and unluckily, took. Hours.

I’ve never hated, but been glad for, a game I’ve never played more…

(but I’m glad that you, and my brother, and other people get so much enjoyment from them!)

Cheskaz,

Give me that quick save/load function

Cheskaz,

The traditional name, Uluru, is what is commonly used in Australia.

(I’m genuinely not trying to be a dick, I’ve just not heard the British name used in decades)

Cheskaz,

I wasn’t disagreeing that it’s been called both; I just haven’t heard the other name in a decade or so. Probably a filter bubble thing.

Cheskaz,

I should catch up on that show…Try to get over the betrayal that was the end of S03E07…

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