Billionaire Bill Gates, chairman and founder of Microsoft Corp., speaks during a financial inclusion forum at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. The forum brings together a diverse group of leaders from the U.S. and foreign governments, financial institutions and other corporations, and nonprofits. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
Billionaire Bill Gates, chairman and founder of Microsoft Corp., speaks during a financial inclusion forum at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. The forum brings together a diverse group of leaders from the U.S. and foreign governments, financial institutions and other corporations, and nonprofits. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Alec Hogg: Another bad week for Bill Gates

"Bill Gates is still scrambling to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein, telling CNN that his "several dinners" with the late sex offender were a mistake."
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Once again, the perspective of our community member who writes under the nom de plume of Niemoller is being widely shared. The YouTube video (above) posted last night had already been watched by more than 10 000 people this morning. Click on the graphic above, or here to join them.

Perhaps the greatest weakness of the super-smart is their inability to respect alternative views. It's especially prevalent right now, where those making rules on, say, Covid, have invested so deeply in their own conclusions they won't consider much less respond to well-intentioned questioning. Perhaps it's time for them to appreciate that there is no shame in changing your mind. In our complex, rapidly-changing world nobody, no matter how gifted, ever enjoys a monopoly on truth.

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