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The essay reckons with Bill Gates's complicated legacy, weighing his immense philanthropic impact against personal controversies like his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. It dissects the challenges of judging billionaires through utilitarian math, power distortions, counterfactuals, and systemic effects. Ultimately, it suggests billionaires operate at a moral singularity where typical ethical frameworks break down, necessitating new paradigms for assessing their influence.
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Benevolent Billionaire or Despot—Or Both? →
Writer
Evan Armstrong
Summary
The essay reckons with Bill Gates's complicated legacy, weighing his immense philanthropic impact against personal controversies like his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. It dissects the challenges of judging billionaires through utilitarian math, power distortions, counterfactuals, and systemic effects. Ultimately, it suggests billionaires operate at a moral singularity where typical ethical frameworks break down, necessitating new paradigms for assessing their influence.
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