bespectacledbengal t1_iswsqkb wrote
Reply to comment by filosoful in The state of the energy transition: Bill Gates' annual memo about the journey to zero emissions. by filosoful
On the one hand, he’s right. On the other hand, he lives in a 66,000 square foot house
BoozySlushPops t1_isxvzzz wrote
We don’t have time for this. The man can be a hypocrite and still deliver a correct diagnosis. If my oncologist smokes I’m still going to get my cancer treated.
JefferyTheQuaxly t1_isxnds3 wrote
Not that im defending anything he does, but gates believes that its possible to avert a climate disaster while not requiring everyone to give up everything in return for it. ie it doesnt matter if he has a 66k sq foot house, if its powered by renewable resources, doesnt use excessive water or other pollutants. and i feel like his investments into renewable energy and fixing our climate cover his own potentially excessive energy use. hes invested a good couple billion into this and plans to invest billions more, and he wants of his money to be completely used up by around 10-15 years after he dies.
cornerblockakl t1_it0vb1y wrote
It does matter. For the masses (that’s who you are trying to covert) optics is everything.
cornerblockakl t1_it0vbhw wrote
It does matter. For the masses (that’s who you are trying to covert) optics is everything.
Otherwise-Anxiety-58 t1_iswxunj wrote
Other people need to consume less of course, not him. Poor guy only plans to have 1% of his vast fortune one day, maybe.
Edit: Though Gates doesn't seem to think anybody really needs to consume less, or at least he doesn't think that is going to happen.
OrganicFun7030 t1_isx20pn wrote
That’s right he doesn’t. He believes that we have to transition to clean energy, not reduce consumption particularly as developing countries catch up with the west. That makes sense unless we expect developing countries to not catch up.
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