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Bill Gates’ carefully curated geek image unravels – The Australian Financial Review
In a divorce filing, Melinda Gates said their relationship was “irretrievably broken”. The question now is whether Bill’s reputation is, too.
Surely, these massive philanthropic claim checks have immensely aided vulnerable populations. Theyve also proved astonishingly effective in rehabbing his image from tyrannical technocrat to saintly saviour. Good deeds bought good will. His and Melindas annual foundation letters grew more popular than Microsoft product launches (albeit a low bar).
Media scrutiny mostly vanished, replaced by perpetual guest-editor spots at major publications lusting after Bills world-changing ideas. His 2015 TED Talk…
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