I'd say one of the biggest problems with Gates is the way he and the foundation have mapped out and exploited this gray area between private and public power. It's also the problem that the news media basically has no appreciation for. Thank you, Tim.
Yes! "Mapped out and exploited"-----but also normalized and legitimized. Gates didn't start the trend---the erosion of the state, primacy of the private sector, etc---but he has institutionalized it through his private foundation taking public power. Everyone should read Alex's reporting on Gates: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/10/9/african-agriculture-without-its-farmers
I'd say one of the biggest problems with Gates is the way he and the foundation have mapped out and exploited this gray area between private and public power. It's also the problem that the news media basically has no appreciation for. Thank you, Tim.
Yes! "Mapped out and exploited"-----but also normalized and legitimized. Gates didn't start the trend---the erosion of the state, primacy of the private sector, etc---but he has institutionalized it through his private foundation taking public power. Everyone should read Alex's reporting on Gates: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/10/9/african-agriculture-without-its-farmers