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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

I've been disappointed watching billionaires discuss the evils of Donald and Epstein and, presumably having some very intimate knowledge of the two and their crimes (in Gates' case via her former marriage), still opt not to disclose it to the public.

[–] underThunder@thelemmy.club 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I wonder if she met Trump, because Epstein said Trump was the most evil person he's ever met.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 51 minutes ago

At first I wondered if she meant Bill.

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 3 hours ago

yup pretty much every time ive met someone from the c-suite at a company, and especially CEOs. every single one of them that i have met have given me major ick vibes. like they dont see the people who work for them as human.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Luckiest receptionist that ever lived.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 0 points 45 minutes ago

You're being dismissive. She has a degree in computer science and worked as a product manager. I'm sure this had less relevance in her financial success than her gender, though.

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 45 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Is that quote about Epstein or Bill Gates? Or both?

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 29 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That's a good question and I wonder how aware of his exhusband's fast "friendship" and the fact he was a guest to his ~~island~~ nyc subsidiary in multiple occasions, because their divorce came quickly after the revelation.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

For the record, Gates did NOT go to the island, ever. Not even once.

He was a frequent guest at Epstein's Manhattan penthouse, but never the island. He refuses to say why he never went to the island, other than saying it's not for him. It is rumored he caught an STD from someone at the penthouse.

None of this excuses Gates, since he clearly associated with Epstein. Just correcting the record on a detail.

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 51 minutes ago

how could you source such a fact?

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Dude, it's right there in the title.

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 24 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It was a rhetorical question. I know she said that about Epstein, but what about her husband who socialised with him plus the business practises at Microsoft

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 26 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I am sure she was fine with it because she married him and grew rich off his unethical business practices. She got what she wanted.

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don't quite understand why or how we try to give the wives of these evil megalomaniac billionaires a free pass.

They are either complicit, helping them to be evil megalomaniac billionaires, or they simply do not care what the evil megalomaniac billionaires do as long as they get to live the rich life.

The reason is sexism.

Either people believe the wives to be innocent because something something men suck women are the best and can do no wrong unlike evil men,

Or

People believe the wives re innocent becausw they think the women too dumb to know what was going on or too disinterested to find out.

Both are sexist bullshit pushed by people who don't understand the rich are all in it together, and are all opposed to being held accountable by the poors