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Adrian's avatar

I value your balanced view of Gates' philanthropy, it speaks to how I think, and there's indeed room for myself to grow from my cynical ways.

With that said, is there a constructive lens of cynicism? We've seen decades of hero-worship about corporate figures, and there is a risk that we let charity eclipse accountability. Perhaps cynicism serves to highlight needed scrutiny of business leaders' as wealth gaps grow.

(Though I may just be rationalizing my own cynicism at this point.)

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Laurie Renfro's avatar

Jumped right into #10 after seeing you in Office Hours today. I appreciate your clear definitions and contrasting, as well as the way you lay out this potentially confusing topic. I will go back to your first posts to get up to speed and look forward to your upcoming longer piece.

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