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  • MikM Mik

    They're also carrying their microchip in their pockets.

    I don't understand the Gates hatred either. He walked away from Microsoft and dedicated his life and fortune to improving the human condition. The bastard.

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    @Mik said in Summing up the Gates haters:

    They're also carrying their microchip in their pockets.

    I don't understand the Gates hatred either. He walked away from Microsoft and dedicated his life and fortune to improving the human condition. The bastard.

    For me not understanding Gates hatred is not understanding the nexus of whacked out people and rich people who could benefit from making stuff up.

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      Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

      Education is extremely important.

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      • HoraceH Horace

        Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

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        @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

        Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

        My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap. Aside from the COVID stuff they'd appear to be typical conservatives.

        Please love yourself.

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        • HoraceH Horace

          Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

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          @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

          Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

          It's important, though, because otherwise you won't be able to make fun of the people making fun of the people who think Bill Gates is a lizard.

          I was only joking

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            I share Horace’s intuition that the Gates conspiracists are largely members of his tribe.

            Only non-witches get due process.

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            • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

              @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

              Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

              It's important, though, because otherwise you won't be able to make fun of the people making fun of the people who think Bill Gates is a lizard.

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              @Doctor-Phibes said in Summing up the Gates haters:

              @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

              Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

              It's important, though, because otherwise you won't be able to make fun of the people making fun of the people who think Bill Gates is a lizard.

              Link to video

              Please love yourself.

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                ...and then I won't be able to make fun of the people making fun of the people making fun of the...oh, never mind.

                I was only joking

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                • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                  @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                  Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

                  My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap. Aside from the COVID stuff they'd appear to be typical conservatives.

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                  @Aqua-Letifer said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                  @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                  Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

                  My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap. Aside from the COVID stuff they'd appear to be typical conservatives.

                  I might be more privileged and particular about the idea streams I associate with than typical conservatives. That could account for it.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    Well, the lizard thing that's true.

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                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      How the heck did he code MSDOS with those fingernails?

                      I was only joking

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                      • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                        @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                        Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

                        My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap. Aside from the COVID stuff they'd appear to be typical conservatives.

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                        @Aqua-Letifer said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                        @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                        Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

                        My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap. Aside from the COVID stuff they'd appear to be typical conservatives.

                        Hang on a minute, when did you get married? Did I completely miss that?

                        I was only joking

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                          Don’t worry, even his ‘wife’ missed it.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                            @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                            Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

                            My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap. Aside from the COVID stuff they'd appear to be typical conservatives.

                            Hang on a minute, when did you get married? Did I completely miss that?

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                            @Doctor-Phibes said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                            Hang on a minute, when did you get married? Did I completely miss that?

                            Me, too. 😕

                            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                            • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                              @Aqua-Letifer said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

                              My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap. Aside from the COVID stuff they'd appear to be typical conservatives.

                              Hang on a minute, when did you get married? Did I completely miss that?

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                              @Doctor-Phibes said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              @Aqua-Letifer said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

                              My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap. Aside from the COVID stuff they'd appear to be typical conservatives.

                              Hang on a minute, when did you get married? Did I completely miss that?

                              Awhile back, dude! Join the video meetups!

                              Think of it: she has to put up with me at home throughout all this mess. A tall order!

                              Please love yourself.

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                                Well, congratulations anyway. If she starts digging a patio, make your excuses (and a will)

                                I was only joking

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                                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                  Well, congratulations anyway. If she starts digging a patio, make your excuses (and a will)

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                                  @Doctor-Phibes said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                                  If she starts digging a patio, make your excuses (and a will)

                                  Voice of experience? 😆

                                  Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                    Well, congratulations anyway. If she starts digging a patio, make your excuses (and a will)

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                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                                    Well, congratulations anyway. If she starts digging a patio, make your excuses (and a will)

                                    😁 Many thanks! (We got married early last year.)

                                    She's very lucky with her job situation. Their re-opening deadline is June.

                                    Please love yourself.

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                                      Doctor Phibes
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                                      Back to the Gates haters - the (British) ones I've come across haven't really been political types. They seem to typically be less formally educated folks who think that everybody else is too stupid to see the obvious, and see a lot of conspiracies in a lot of places - anti-vaxxer / homeopathic cancer remedy types, basically. One is a "professional" musician - i.e. she can't afford to do her laundry and passes it of by dressing like something that escaped from Woodstock.

                                      I was only joking

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                                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                        Back to the Gates haters - the (British) ones I've come across haven't really been political types. They seem to typically be less formally educated folks who think that everybody else is too stupid to see the obvious, and see a lot of conspiracies in a lot of places - anti-vaxxer / homeopathic cancer remedy types, basically. One is a "professional" musician - i.e. she can't afford to do her laundry and passes it of by dressing like something that escaped from Woodstock.

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                                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                                        Back to the Gates haters - the (British) ones I've come across haven't really been political types. They seem to typically be less formally educated folks who think that everybody else is too stupid to see the obvious, and see a lot of conspiracies in a lot of places - anti-vaxxer / homeopathic cancer remedy types, basically. One is a "professional" musician - i.e. she can't afford to do her laundry and passes it of by dressing like something that escaped from Woodstock.

                                        Same here. I've seen it from a couple of cops, an Army contractor (they're not always the smartest folks but oh boy don't you tell them that), folks like that.

                                        Please love yourself.

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                                        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                          @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                                          Gates hatred appears on my radar only inasmuch as it's something for people to make fun of. I find that lots of allegedly important ideas are like that. There is power in convincing people that they are smart because "look what all the dumb people in that other tribe think".

                                          My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap. Aside from the COVID stuff they'd appear to be typical conservatives.

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                                          @Aqua-Letifer said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                                          My wife's unfriended a handful of folks over the Gates crap.

                                          Wait, you have a wife now? When did you acquire said wife?
                                          In any case, assuming that’s not a typo, congratulations!

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