Bill Gates Debunks Myths About Poverty (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2014
- Jimmy asks Bill about some of the myths debunked in the 2014 Gates Annual Letter, including the idea that poor countries are doomed to stay poor.
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Bill Gates Debunks Myths About Poverty
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This guy has the same if not more power than the president. He literally has enough money and power to start world war 3 if he wanted to. He gives majority of his money to charity and has the entire world in mind rather than just the country. He looks at humans that make up earth, not the country that divides them. So much respect for this guy.
+Monkey D. Luffy im just glad that at least ONE of the rich people are doing
+Monkey D. Luffy You clearly understand nothing about capitalism...Bill Gates doesn't own anything kid, the stuff he "owns" actually owns the persona of Bill Gates as well. In a sense, his "money' is actually much bigger than he is.
It is being constantly deterred this type of massive enrichment, but like many of people like him from the past, there is nothing left but to philanthropic activities, to improve his image as someone good in history.
I completely understand your point on the matter and I do understand capitalism mate. Furthermore, even though your theory makes sense in many ways, its still a theory. I've simply made a comment based on his actions, not going into detail about capitalism, wealth or power simply because me, you or anyone else on TH-cam doesn't really care nor want to read an essay. The way I see it, if a person gave you food and water for all the wrong reasons, it doesn't change the fact that he is giving you food and water. Whether he is known as a kind or unkind human being in history doesn't change the fact the that money is making a difference. That is my point summarised.
P.S When I was a kid and found out about such wealthy people on earth my first ever thought.. the first thing that ever came to my head was "The government allows that?". Not going into detail but I hope you can fill in the dots.
+Monkey D. Luffy if it makes you feel better, anytime I post anything, I get a guy who goes on a rant about capitalism lol Bill Gates is my spirit animal!
+Monkey D. Luffy Actually most of the money from the Gates Charity Foundation goes to large companies - like Mastercard. There were studies made about this in 2012 if I'm not mistaken. Think I first found out about this in Jacobin and then researched a bit more on the net...
First interview where I haven't seen Fallon fake laughing the shit out of it.
+James Ash haha yes that shit makes me cringe
looool
I just had a major revelation. I'm a "Mac person" whatever the fuck that is. Gates is often seen as a nerd with no aesthetic vision, Jobs is seen as a visionary, creating beauty and new functionality. But while Mac is busy upping the bar on cool and making us all re-buy their products, Bill Gates is out there changing the world. When did Steve Jobs ever do that? In the end, Bill Gates gets my vote.
Well, part of it is because you like what others like or have, the old saying, you don't know how much *you've* got, but how much *others* have. So in USA and parts of Europe people tend to buy Apple stuff. Jobs and Gates, well one was behind design and marketing, the other found code and applications to fit a growing world market. Then they came up with Windows after seeing Xerox, Amiga etc. Rest is history. But sure Bill Gates is by himself an awesome guy that has helped a lot of people and fixed problems. All Apple has done is sell their stuff at high prices and accumulated cash. If I had a choice, which I don't, I wouldn't buy either PC or Mac, since I loved the way the Amiga was and that it was a 3rd choice. But what can I do.
Steve didn't even invented the iphone
Most people just want good products & are not looking to billionaires to swoop down from on high like God Almighty & make some inexplicable change.
The people who think that poor countries stay poor are stupid, look at China, 50 years ago it was some land with agriculture and poverty, now look, it's an industrial powerhouse. Same with India, 50 years ago it was a repressed British colony, now it has one of the best telecommunications networks in the world.
Jakub Mik Is still pretty well off.
1 AD to 1700 AD India was the richest country in the world , the british stole from them trillions(inflation adjusted) but they are coming up again now and will be no.1 by 2055 economists say.
Jakub Mik Much better than most of the world.
That's the mean average, the medium or 'average person' earns a lot less.
Jack Robinson Yet India have to supplement their internet communications with a system called DAKNET in rural areas by mounting Receivers on buses due to a lack of infrastructure. That not the best now is it! They are still using the internet on an asynchronous basis lol..
I'm a huge fan of Jimmy and the show. I love the goofiness and lighthearted vibe of each episode. But this change of pace is truly refreshing. It seems our news and media is full of negativity and in this interview Bill Gates shows us that the good in the world will always outweigh the bad, you just gotta look for it. Gates could easily sit on his money, invest it, or spend lavishly and no one would blame him. Instead he chooses to use what he has earned to make the lives of others better and to give hope to the hopeless and forgotten. This man is truly an inspiration and we need more like him. Thanks, Late Night.
Please, try to get information about the extremely dark and creepy side of Bill Gates.
@Δ pretty sure he's just talking about all the bad stuff about bill in the media
you know the "woke people" words that us ignorant fools couldnt ever understand it
because he's a bilionare so he must be BAD BAD BAD
and ofc there is proof in everything if you really want to find it
Producers to Jimmy: Don't use the fake laugh AT ALL tonight he's going to be talking about poverty and fucking aids, if you start to fake laugh we will press a button that will zap you with an electric shock
😂😂
You mean "We'll shut you down and replace you with a new Jimmy Bot"
They don't use fake laugh. They have an actual audience.
Goomba753 To catch you up on the joke everyone on TH-cam agrees with: We're not talking about laugh tracks, we're talking about Jimmy using fake laughter every time a celebrity guest speaks.
AMpufnstuf Weird to say "the producers" then.
This is a human we need to keep alive another 30+ years for earth's sake.
Not even your comment lmao
yes to fix his shitty windows software !
oh hey finally someone actually useful on the show that's not an actor or actress or someone in music.
+Ivory andEbony Musicians and Actors are very useful. They entertain; Besides, most of them are Philanthropist.
+Rocky Peter A no... most of them are just very very rich with nothing to say
+Darren R totally agree, bill Gates is very underrated. The guy has so much money he makes more than he gives away, yet his twitter and website is full of him talking about curing diseases and helping poor countries. he is a true hero. definitely would be an amazing president. he doesn't give a shit about politics
+Ivory andEbony Good point.
+Ivory andEbony I get what you're saying, but Dont underestimate the value of entertainment.
Why is everyone so sour about how much money he's not giving away? Lol. Why don't people just go back to the days of exchanging goods for services etc etc? No way am I going to force a guy to deplete his finances to make me feel all warm and gushy inside....let's be _rational_ here....(sorry, couldn't resist lol!)
Most people here in these comments haven't got the slightest idea what evil plans Bill Gates has about the future of humanity. Times have changed!
Bill Gates is such a simple and down to earth man.
Dwayne Johnson All rich people are cunts.
They didn't get rich by being nice and fair...
GamerDares wins Greedy? You sure, man?
And seriously man. Read about Jobs. And watch that film. Gates is better.
Dwayne Johnson All rich people are cunts.
GamerDares wins Okay man.
+Frank Roquemore Rich people are still cunts....
It's refreshing to see a talk show host that understands they don't have to try to be funny 100% of the time, and that serious interviews can be just as rewarding for the viewer, bravo Jimmy.
Bill Gates is such an inspiration and it has nothing to do with Microsoft but everything to do with his compassion.
Michael Lattimore I love his social movement claiming to improve the genetic features of human populations through selective breeding and sterilization, he based the idea that it is possible to distinguish between superior and inferior elements of society. He is playing a significant role in the history and culture of the United States and around the world when it comes to population reduction. Whether they like it or not!! Support your troops and pay your carbon tax's or you to will be euginicyded!
+TABOOVSKNOWLEDGE You are an idiot, and I mean first rate fucking moron.
SlayerofFiction Are you lost? Where's your mommy? Do cry!
+SlayerofFiction Right?
+TABOOVSKNOWLEDGE He acknowledges, addresses and recants his position near the beginning of the video, or did you not watch the beginning? Whether or not he still holds that position secretly is another matter entirely, but he no longer does so publicly.
Bill Gates has 5 more dollars more then I do
Kenneth Parker Wouldn't that mean he donated $2.50? :S
5 more dollars, then you do.... what?
what will you do then?
Gubment Moneh Clever.
Friend, I think you missed the nine 0s on the end
Yes I am
This guy has billions of dollars and he still wears ugly suits and has a bad haircut. What a legend
Please, readjust your favorable opinion. His appearance hides an evil person with very creepy ideas and actions. Make an effort te get information. It is available if you want to read it.
dam we need more people like him...he doesn't only think about his country but the whole world..
+Pak Yu get that spider off my damn screen dude
+Pak Yu dunno not so sure about his facilitating mass vaccination programs which contain hidden anti-fertility agents .... without consent.
***** wake up man, do a little research...or go back to sleep.
_“Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.”_ - Albert Einstein
+Si mon Yep... Gates is pro-population control by all means necessary... Birth Control, Abortion, Forced Sterilization, Etc.
Jamie Davolio I understand why population control is important, what i object to is that they are "playing God" and enforcing it on others without consent. I am sure Bill Gates would fight against to anyone enforcing that on his children!
Bill Gates is a very good example that actions speak louder than words.
mhh why is not your Macbook on the desk Jimmy? :D
Maybe because Gates offered him a free Surface
Inder Salwan no he offered him an extra $3 CPM up to 1.25 million views.
Key reason why there are fewer poor countries isn't charity. It's trade deals.
yeah, but it still helps.
Should probably say that this is viewing the world very simplistic. Just as trade deals have helped poor countries, they have also kept poor countries poor via trade barriers. Same as charity has helped, it has also hurt a lot since charity often artificially keeps stuff alive that is better gone. Like for example helping by giving loads of food to Africa, however when it's so cheap it destroys the food production they have in their own countries, you killed off whatever food supply they had themselves so need even more charity to live.
Trade deals keep poor countries poorer.
Key reason why there are so many poor people in so many countries are trade deals. They destroy livelihoods everywhere. It's basically economical terrorism.
This guy is a Legend, He is insanely smart and a very outgoing person. He is known as the Richest person in the world that has gave half his earnings to charity when he could have never spent a Dime. His designs are amazing
He actually isn't the richest person in the world, there are numerous oil tycoons over in Dubai and the middle east that have a lot more money than Bill Gates.
He is the richest "person" not people
"has gave half his earnings to charity when he could have never spent a Dime."
Why is giving to charity good in your view? Why do you think philanthropy is moral?
Hmmm Because he could have spent the Money on something else since he did earn it. *****
MrGalaxy But why does that make it good for him to give it to the needs of others rather than doing it something for himself?
Why is altruism considered moral, but selfishness is not? Why?
This man's voice always sounded a bit like Kermit the Frog to me.
even look at his posture and demeanor, he IS Kermit haha
We need more billionaires like Bill Gates.
True.. Not only for america but also for the whole world!
We need no billionaires.
Omar Correa We need more people in general like Bill Gates
We need more billionaires like Elon
The guy simply knows the true meaning of life.
One of my major disappointments with god is the number of children that starve everyday. Now here comes Bill Gates, feeding the starving children of the world. Who should be worshipped?
not a man, thats for sure
***** At least Bill is real.
wut something Don't worship unreal fantasies, you dolt.
wut something I don't think you can think, dip wad.
Bill believes in God and is a devout Christian. He has given God the glory in everything he has done so God has blessed him with his incredible mind and spirit. God isn't going to directly help those children, but he will choose servants to do it in His name. Bill is one of those servants.
amazing. you look at this guy and you probably wouldn't notice him walking down the street next to you.
I am from Seattle. Bill and Melinda are so down to earth you would'nt ever notice them
Bill was known to drive around town in a ford granada and sneak into theatres. People would suddenly find him in line in back of them.
Oh wow he stood in line?!
And that makes him so creepy.
Yeah they went to Sonics games and my dad ran into him, and also they used to go to this Thai place my grandparents liked. They weren’t known to be too generous to the staff, but definitely not stuck up either. I don’t think anyone is flawless but he is seemingly less egocentric than Donald Trump.
A great guy. He and Warren Buffet are the living proof that billionaires can be just really nice, humble and not greedy persons.
Not.. Greedy? Bill Gates is the richest human who has ever lived. His wealth alone is over double the person with the second highest wealth. His company used lobbying and it's financial powers to strip tax payments to nearly nil during their rise - taking advantage of international banking and investment legislation while the small businesses without the ability to take advantage of such systems, pay full tax to help the country that Bill Gates used to get rich in the first place.
ajnode You don't have a single clue what you're talking about, do you?
Gubment Moneh
No, you're right - I'm sure when Bill Gates is sitting on his 70 billion cut in half, he's gonna be struggling every day with money issues - wondering how he's gonna pay for his next meal with only 35 billion dollars.
Warren buffet is one nasty motherfucker, and certainly not humble. Have you ever even seen him?
ajnode Rothschild, Rockefeller etc. google those names. these Billionaires are like beggars with a handful of change in comparison
I like Bill Gates. I like what he's doing. But I'm a firm believer that we should fix the problems in our own country before we focus on others.
Sure, but what you're failing to realize is that those countries impact us more than you know. They are our neighbours who are impoverished and could be important in long term growth and sustainability.
i think no food, no water, no education and malaria are more serious than first world problems.
Why? Why not help the people who have the lowest lifestandards first? Just because he was born in USA shouldn't mean that he only should help Americans. If everyone thought like you do, the rich countries would get better and the poor countries would get worse.
Selfish ,ignorant bastard!
This escalated quickly
How cool would it be to be so rich like Bill Gates, that the world is your sim city?
Never thought about it like that.
This video has only 1 million views while the lip sync battles and other funny but pointless videos have 30m and 70m views. Great
damn right.
damn right.
Well, YT caters more for pointless entertainment than this sort of topics.
there are lipsync battle videos on youtube? omg g2g see those, sounds fun!
+Mario D. Zmaj it's all just guys singing along to girls songs and girls singing along to rap songs
Bill Gates should win a Nobel Peace Prize honestly! Guy is as genuine as they get. Not many human beings would do the things he does. He has done so much for the world, I wish him nothing hit the best.
Me too but dont worry, our communist dictator president we currently have will get one of those. Welcome to the truth of the world.
*****
Windows is a stable operating system. What makes it unstable is the crap you install or that manifacturers install for you. I've never ha a blue screen on Windows 8 on my self-made pc.
He really should win. If anyone deserves it, it is him. He doesn't ask for anything in return.
***** bthdimension is absolutely right. You should look back at your ability before blaming Windows. With me, Windows is number 1, and all other Mac or Linux things are just ridiculous!
***** what are you living in 1998? I've had windows 7 on my PC and laptop for damn near 5 years and have never had a single blue screen...I've upgraded video cards, RAM, hard drives, wifi cards...it literally can't get any more stable for me
Another thing he could spend all that money on is a decent barber - holy moly lol
hes the richest man on the planet I don't think he cares.
***** I know right - Got billions but walking around with a 5 dollar looking haircut. Maybe he lets his kids do it haha. Just poking fun though Bill Gates is a great person.
I'm still waiting for the day where bill admits to being the voice for kermit the frog
The only way giving money to poor people in America and other countries is to keep it out of the hand of thieves, like bankers and dictators. And definitely have education that fits with the current reality.
Bill Gates has always been my hero back in highschool. From DOS 6.22, to Windows 3.11, to 98 up until today. I'm into computers, a geek and work in IT because of Bill Gates.
It's so awesome to see him donate so much money to help poor people around the world.
It's always very calming and informative listening to Bill Gates! :)
The US gives the LEAST amount of foreign aid per person of any industrial country in the world.
Less than 1% of the federal budget.
How much is that in a dollar amount?
Doesn't matter. Of course a country with MORE people is going to add up to more money...lol.....
still doesn't change the fact the US is stingy with foreign aid. While the VAST majority of the US population is propagandized into thinking they give so much it's something that should be cut.
Of course...cutting military spending never comes into the equation now does it? That simply cannot be talked about. Empire has to pay for it's imperialism. Screw people at home or people over seas who need help.
doublestrokeroll bitch stfu I was genuinely asking not sarcastically asking
Alright....I apologize. Read it wrong.
as for dollar amount I think it's roughly 16 billion or so but that's a couple of years old.
+doublestrokeroll source?
It takes a special kind of person to not only donate huge amounts of money, but also set up foundations and direct that money into effective use....... And then there's people buying the Kim Kardashian book lol
Please review your statement about this megalomaniac and his lethal financing experiments with vaccines in Africa and India.
One man changing the world
One man? You're an idiot.
Christobanistan
Another fucking moron.
Christobanistan
I'm sure it was all the utter genius of Gates. No one else would or could have possibly convinced him to donate some of his unbelievably expansive wealth to charity. What a humble guy too - only living on a few billions dollars. I hope he has enough to buy private jets whenever he travels for the rest of his life. I'd hate for him to have to fly on public planes - I wouldn't wanna live in that sort of world.
Christobanistan
Before Gates, billionaires didn't give much away? Ever heard of the Rockerfeller family? Ever read anything into this topic without making that extremely stupid comment? Clearly not.
His children both received $10 million pocket money around the age of 10. He openly admitted in an interview, when asked about this, that his wealth has warped his perception of reality. 'Very little' means more than 99.999999% of humanity will ever know, when you're as rich as Gates.
Christobanistan
Again, the fact that you continue to stand by your comment that there were no charitable rich men before Gates is just unbelievably hilarious. The higher irony is that if Gates' company hadn't used every possible tax avoiding loophole possible, his company would have no where near as much profit, meaning the TAX that his company would have to give would have been circulating back into the country that you were talking about, raising the standard of living and giving more people more disposable incomes to donate themselves - or give them more time to help others, rather than being forced to work en masse so that we have to rely on the 'charitable' billionaires to look humble and giving while they give away scraps off the top of their disgustingly overt fortunes.
Bill Gates for President.
Although he is shown as a great man in America, do some research into what hes doing for these poor countries, like forced vaccination where hundreds of thousands of people are being used in India as guinea pigs to test the polio vaccinations and end up dying instead of being cured...check for yourself..
robbbyyy25
What do you mean "test" polio vaccinations. The polio vaccination is like 60 years old!
voguevixen yea in America...you know how many poor countries still have polio?? You guys need to watch and read world news, not just American. Dont believe me? read this
vactruth.com/2013/11/26/vaccine-associated-polio/
youll see. Bill has said he wants to wipe out Polio, at any cost.Even if people die.
robbbyyy25 I saw a video of him in a conference saying that vaccination can depopulate the world that he was supporting. When he was asked questions about that, he was ignoring it.
xPNova
Was it led by Jenny McCarthy?
Bill Gates is just an amazing guy. It's really humbling to see someone so wealthy be so down to earth and actually giving a shit about the world instead of destroying it for their own enjoyment.
He hopes you believe that!
i'll never trust a thief, lol
Intriguing to hear Bill talking about Brazil as if we were some kind of big slum and... Ohwait... We are xD
Connor Sheehan Don't worry. All that supposed development never really took place. I don't know where people get those number because, as a Brazilian, I can't see any difference. No hospitals, no healthcare, no roads, no transportation, no police, no safety whatsoever, only one port for the entire country... Numbers, numbers... I really wish I knew where those numbers come from.
***** You have no idea. When the World Cup begins, you'll have a glimpse of what we have here.
***** People talk a lot about Brazilian women, but as a Brazilian, I can't say I agree. Most people here like short women, with big butts. I, for one, like tall-blue-eyed-blondes with big boobs and small-to-no-ass. It depends on what you're looking for, really. As for their personalities, it depends on the region you're going to.
Law Enforcement is so underpaid, the only way they can survive is by accepting bribes and making "bicos" (working outside their function, like security guards for famous people). A Policeman makes around 400USD a month here. A MONTH.
Our Federal Police, on the other hand, has a lotta respect. Our armed forces couldn't defend the country against a bird attack... And that pretty much sums it up.
bill is the most charitable human to have EVER existed,
quite a nice title to have! :)
jesus luqman quite easy really, you can lok it up! :)
Forbes did an article on it too :)
he is also the greatest monopolist that has ever existed
how about Richard Branson?
What about the president of Uruguay? José Mujica? That man is very generous, too. He could be far richer than what he is now, in such a position. And it's a clear exaggeration to state Mr. Gates is the *most* generous person *ever*. Pure common sense. There are many ways of being generous. One could say Irena Sendler was extremely generous, too.
He also is amongst the richest people on earth. So it's not really a surprise. If he has 75 Billion, he can afford to give some of it away, half, 99% whatever.
This is a man wealthy people should aspire to
Billionaire with a five dollar haircut.
Bacon Balls And a huge bag of "I don't a fuck".
Hey Meng Huh?
*****
It looked like a word was missing from his sentence, is that part of the joke?
*****
It's all good brotha man.
I meant to give the "give", it's just that by that point in time I ceased to have the enthusiasm to "give" it. :D
why does bill gates always look so pleased with himself in all situations?
coz he is a fucking billionaire!
aroukos. paizis
no, because he helps the poor and does a lot of things for charity. Helping others makes you feel happy and pleased with yourself. You should try it.
He's content. He's successful, has a family, and helps millions of impoverished people.
He's accomplished a whole lot like what do you want him to do, have low self esteem?smh
i'll save u the time of reading the below comments. its 200 ppl that have better solutions for world poverty than Bill Gates. And a few give him props, and say they love him.
youre welcome
lol thanks man
+Titan Army lmao
you da real mvp
john david jaime oyola thx, kid ;) i'm tryin
Surely there's at least one nut who says he's a reptilian alien, and growing the poor for harvest ?
BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL, Bill Gates the rich guy
Nice , the 9
Bill Gates really is an inspiration, he could of easily used his money to live an easy life with lavish cars, houses and created no worth to society, however, he decides to tackle all these problems whilst educating the masses without really caring about recognition. For about the last year, if you ever said to me Whos bill gates? i always reply, philanthropist and humanitarian; His days at windows are long gone, now his making even more of an impact on the world than the best selling software on earth.
imagine if Gates ever ran for president, someone smart, rich (so can't be bought off), concerned about the world. what an amazing world we could live in.
He's to good of a human to be a politician.
That's why trump is running for president!
+Ryan true.
Trump is a bigoted racist nativist greedy dishonest moron the only reason he wants to be US president is it will help him. He doesn't care about anyone else except himself, and money.
Yeah it was a sarcastic comment lmao. That doesn't say he won't win though.
Now compare this man to Donald trump.
Bill Gates should be a modern hero
Donald Trump is the president of the United States, it is in his best interest to do what's best for AMERICA not the world. I mean, I'm pretty sure that's in the contractual job description.
@@gomezalejandrog And he's not even close to that either.
He's a child in comparison to Trump. Gates wouldn't last a few weeks trying to run for President. Bloomberg a good example.
@@gomezalejandrog lmfao
Well, yes, but that has literally nothing to do with his comparison to trump. Its like me comparing a transistor to a rock and saying "see, now you REALLY know just how incredible transistors are"
I frikn' love how at 2:59 he used a computer science term _bootstraps_ to describe the idea LOL
His mindset is still in computing.
As nice a thing it is to do, lets not have these people pat themselves too hard on their backs. Truth is giving money to charity is nothing but an alternative to paying your taxes. This SEVERELY cuts down on their taxes.
I don't think you will get a big enough tax break to offset giving away half your wealth. Always a devils advocate somewhere isn't there?
Lovethempeas
Someone has to do it.
christian almli No they don't. (see what I did there?)
Lovethempeas
Now you see the way.
It's alot better than hiding it away in an offshore account.
Bill Gates: A guy who could away more than 99% of his money, and would still have more than 100 times as much money as I will ever earn in my entire live!
Saying this isn't working for your favor, he worked very hard to get to where he is and you can too.
+Malek Zalfana Well, I would still never be a billionaire..
You can if you're willing to put the work. Look. If someone did it. You can do it too. It's not magic, its work.
+Malek Zalfana no I fucking cant! It's not like everybody who's working hard is going to be a billionaire! You need to work hard, but still need a shitload of luck! Bill Gates had one brilliant idea at the right time and that's all he needed to become a billionaire. The other billions came because he worked hard, but he still needed incredible much luck! All you need is timing. No one gives a shit about how hard you work. You can be the greatest, I don't know, police man of all time and work your ass of all your life, you will still not be rich in the end! Of course you usually get more money if you're working harder, but that doesn't mean, that you get incredibly much money if you just work hard enough! First of all you need luck, work isn't as important as that!
+HerrMeier007 got your point. about timing: odds are if you got an idea and you executed it, it is in the right timing. Because you're the first consumer and you knew there's a value in it. Good luck with what you're doing pal.
I feel like the world is missing out by not making a bigger deal of this guy. He's an AMAZING person and Steve Jobs, who is now dead, still gets more attention than Gates does despite the fact that Gates is one of the more impressive people out there today. Hopefully one day when he moves on we'll have movies about him so we can keep learning more about him!
We're in 2021 and it's fun to read the comments below 😄
I thought the best way for poor countries to escape the poverty trap is to have a healthy non-corrupt government. You see the core of the problem of these countries is that the government is not really governing much rather they are extract what little from the citizens to the corrupt people in power.
yeah, you're more in touch than him for sure
You're probably right, but Gates, as rich as he is, can't tell a gov't what to do, simply because he's Bill Gates. But what he *can* do, is help people to help themselves.
You don't get anywhere without a corrupt government if you lack natural and social resources to go from there and especially if you are continuously economically exploited by richer countries through so-called "free trade agreements". Or invaded by those richer countries because they want the natural or social resources you do have.
Besides, the US is one of the most corrupt countries on this planet, and most people would call that crapshoot a "rich country" still.
Going by the amount of corruption alone is ridiculous, simply because it's a singular reason and life doesn't work that way.
Just compare North and South Korea. After the Korean war, both were poor and had the same resources. However, both had different governments. Today, North Korea continues to be poor while South Korea's wealth and standard of living have grown exponentially.
From what I've read, most countries have been corrupt when they were poor. Corruption tends to fall as countries develop and get richer. Back in the 1700s Europe it wasn't even called corruption because it was pretty much legalized. You could buy offices for specific sums of money. This was public knowledge.
That is an idea I've played with. Lets stop fooling ourselves and legalize corruption. At least then it will be transparent and known. Lets record how much the rich paid to get out of prison, how much they paid to buy a particular legislation etc. It is like drugs, sometimes it is better to legalize and regulate rather than having an absolute ban. Corruption could be regulated. E.g. only a certain amount of corruption would be legal so that if were really really corrupt THEN you could go to prison.
Whenever I see Bill Gates I don't even think of Microsoft anymore I just think of his charity.
funny when I see him I see a money hungry murderer who don't pay taxes!
PARAEZFLY I'm not talking about Steve Jobs.
hahaha good one..your clue less!
+PARAEZFLY can you expand on this please? genuine question
PARAEZFLY still waiting for a reply.. i'm guessing you're just as clueless as the people you insult.
Bill Gates making a dent in the universe. Its definitely a huge start.
it is interesting what Bernie Sanders has been talking about poverty in the US
What the main problem is we need either the birth rates to go down or death rates to go up. The population is already way too high.
Bill Gates for president!
Why go and stop the amazing work he is doing ?
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respect.
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Great man.
People who say there can't be change should stop trying to be an obstacle for people who are creating change.
We should not ask, why are people poor? Instead ask why are people rich? Poverty is the original state of man. We started out dirty & destitute scavenging for food. We know why people are poor. We should instead ask what have certain groups of people done to increase their wealth. Answer: Human liberty.
Africans have freedom. Problem is they're trapped in an economic system that abuses them. There are winners and losers in capitalism, and third world countries (Often colonized or had their capital stolen/destroyed) had no chance to begin with.
Don't act like complex things like economics and politics have anything to do with weird American ideals.
Also: poverty is a relative thing. The rich of the medieval ages would be considered poor or middle class at best.
Wrong. Africans suffer under the most corrupt of governments. Often, aid from the West doesn't find its way to the people simply because of the chain of parasitical behavior. In capitalism, all parties win as they freely choose to trade. The history of colonization is one of oppression by governments. Government control is the antithesis of capitalism.
Free market ideology is not an American concept. I would offer its greatest proponents have been British & Austrian.
You make a historical assertion that Elders, Senators, Monarchs, Merchants, Generals, Slaveowners, Lords, Judges, Clerics, and Bankers...these groups of people, they created profit...increased wealth...via liberta. So what of liberty? What do you understand liberty to be?
no people arent born poor. if you are talking about having fancy stuff then yes. but throughout history you didnt need anything to be have clothes food shelter. you could find those things in nature if you applied yourself. nowadays thats not possible anymore.
knowledge... not liberty.
I Like bill :*
I like Potatoes :)
He supports Monsanto, You must be a GMO Potato.
I love lamp.
I like waffles.
I like turtles.
Bill Gates is a hero. If I were as successful I would do the same. Fixing and changing the world selflessly is amazing and I wish I had it in my power and resources to make such an impact. Also computers are cool and Bill Gates is one of the reasons that in the last Century or two, we've come so far as people.
Bill should fix bugs in Window 95 and MS-DOS 7 first. then he can debunk myths about poverty.
Bill Gates is Transforming into a real life Kermit the frog
It's not going to work in religious countries or/& cultures where contraceptives are frowned upon &/or families have at least 4 or more children despite being educated.
they are no trying to force them to use contraceptives. as Bill Gates says . first we make them healthier, then we gave them education, then evrything is on their own. they choose if they want to have more kids. but thanks to the education maybe they will thing about what can happen if you have lots of kids and you cant maintan them.
Francisco Barraza "they are no trying to force them to use contraceptives. as Bill Gates says" I know that. I stated it won't work in cultures especially religious ones where contraceptives are "frowned upon".
this video barely cracked 2 million in 2 years since it was uploaded but these lip sync battles and those dumbass carpool karaoke videos have like 8567+ billion views
Sad fucking world we live in.
Great insight and compassion.👍
happy to hear this
Man...Bill Gates is such an awesome guy. His level of selflessness astounds me.
Guys, giving half your pay when your pay is as big as a third world nation is not selflessness. If you give half your pay as a waiter in a low level restaurant, then you are selfless.
Adamo Leoni Go earn your own billions then, donate it all and come back to tell us how it felt like? No?
"such an awesome guy. His level of selflessness astounds me."
Why? Why do you think selflessness is a good thing? Why is it moral to be altruistic?
***** So you think it would be better if he just kept all the money for himself?
Yes, or invested it. Why? What's wrong with that? Because it's selfish, right?
One of these day's I would like to have a conversation with Bill Gates. Props to Jimmy Fallon for having him on.
+Oasix21 my nigga gates will never talk to your bitch ass
+EB 4LIFE Yeah just keep on listening to Drake why don't you.
Oasix21 no
Noah.
Okay,, let Drake meet B. Gates. It seems to me that your're simply a negative person. Take your statistics back to your desk.
I'm going to sue you Bill Gates...soon
I have so much respect for Bill Gates lol. You see a video about one of the richest men "debunking myths about poverty" and you expect to see a dude talking about how poverty "isn't really that bad".
Seriously
It is better to be poor and alive than dead as a result of the evil and murderous vaccination programs of Bill Gates in India and Afrika.
Telling these people they're heroes because they're giving away half of their wealth - as if living on the billions of dollars they have left will be such a hardship, really makes me sick. It's sort of like we created a system where they can make themselves feel good by giving away amounts of money that 99% of this world could only dream of, while it literally doesn't change their life at all because the amount of money they do have is more than it is even really possible to spend even living your life to it's fullest-fullest-fullest.
Having said that - you kind of have to revel in the fact that the richest man of all time has been affected in such a way where his core values revolve around helping others. Although the fact that he has accumulated so much wealth in (not always ethical) ways that take that potential wealth away from countless others sort of puts a dampen on his attempts at saving the world. Bill Gates is BY FAR the richest human who has ever lived - let's not forget that.
Im an American. I've been investing in Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya (where I am right now) for the past 5 years. I export coffee, and industrial machines to and from the US to these countries. I'm making a killing. People think these countries have no money. you would be wrong. Invest in these countries and you'll get your $ back in less than a year. The returns are that great. btw, if you want proof, look at the growth rate of these countries. Its well over 6-7%
that aint ordinary bruh mind if you explain more in private? i am interested in learning a trade like that to bring to new countries
wonderful. first it always helps if you have some relatives, trustworthy friends or even contacts in these countries. if not. then buy a plane ticket and go. just use a random vacation to any capital city. when you're there go see the trade offices. they would be more than glad to lend you a driver who could take you around the city to different factories. or, even easier. just google.
all of these countries are looking for foreign investors. they all have websites targetting people like us. go to any official government trade website. or a private website like www.investmentkenya.com/ have fun man and good luck.
that aint ordinary bruh Sounds legit.
I love listening to his ideas. They are so interesting.
MsDanceDiva234 really?
Keep listening and you will probably get sick and vomit. Bill Gates is a megalomaniac and pure evil.
One of the greatest risks to poorer countries is corruption, it's a cancer to developing countries.
Although he is the richest person in the world, he doesn't show it at all. I cannot say that he is humble because I don't know him, but, he portrays himself as being a humble person and that is so amazing to me. People nowadays think they need to prove to others by buying or showing off their latest clothing or accessary. I too have to admit that I sometimes "show off" what I have. That's why I hope everyone, my self included, could learn something from Gates and humble themselves.
you smoking some good weed to believe the shit you just said!
+nahissal If you think about it, there is a pretty hard limit to what you can "show off" with when you have many billions. I mean I think he really did come to that realization that he had more money than he knew what to do with. The respect comes in when you see that he chose to do something righteous and help the world with it instead of burn it away.
Clymaxx Do your research on the God you worship before you bow.Bill Gates is SATAN!!.Google the truth about bill gates
PARAEZFLY I've googled plenty on Bill Gates and followed him for a really long time. He isn't some demon you accuse him of. But of course, you probably only have room temperature IQ, a mere half of what Bill Gates has, so I won't blame you.
The charities like Bill Gate's are secular charities. They are typically more legit than many of the religious charities you find. Because religion's primary motive is to spread their dogma, while secular doesn't have that baggage to deal with. I mean this in general, of course there are some good and bad on both sides.
It's ironic how dogmatic that sounded.
FreeGoro - I admitted there is good and bad on both sides, which leaves either end to open inquiry and criticism. That is opposite of dogmatic.
Sue McQueen - Especially those who were brainwashed in to religion from childhood, they want to remain in it because they have not realized or experienced the alternative. Many wouldn't even dare consider the alternative to their brainwashed religion. Because the big religions have evolved mechanisms of fear for those who think about leaving - 'god's punishment' with illness, trauma, death and eternal damnation in hell etc.
This reminds me of religious women who say they wear the burka on their head by choice. Well, if most of them tried not wearing a burka for say, 15 years in a free society, we'll see which one they choose after the fact. Sometimes you just have to taste freedom.
Reason Droid
yeah well thats sort of my point.. growing up in sweden, i had no religion pushed on me.
your surroundings has a huge impact on you.
so.. yeah..that may very well fuck up peoples lives.. well, may very well might not be the right thing to say here.. since there is proof..
there have been studies done showing the exact result.. so..
but yeah, i would much rather see people grow up in a world without this burdon upon them.
but then again, i cannot really imagine how one would even begin to believe in such stupid stuff to begin with..
i mean, after you're 10 years old, who believes in santa?
no sane person, thats for sure.. so why believe in god?
Sue McQueen - I had the opposite experience so I can answer your questions. When one grows up in a sub-culture where nearly everyone around you goes to church weekly and DAILY prays, talks about god and reads the 'holy book', as a child this is something you don't question because it becomes the norm and you don't know otherwise. Its done all year, every year. I was taught, every single aspect of my life, is controlled by god and I have to give thanks to god. If I have problems, I have to ask god to help. If problems go away, it was god that took care of them. If problems didn't go away, I didn't have enough faith and need to seek out god even more. A child's brain is like a computer, it will do what you teach it. If I do the wrong thing and I die, I will burn in a fiery lake forever and ever and millions already burning there. This one scared me the most and became a pivoting point in my late 20s why I left religion altogether.
You have to realize that religions have had thousands of years to grow, so if someone is growing up in one, religion developed mechanisms like fear that keep them from wondering off even if they see things that contradict their beliefs. I mean this is the case in those cultures and families where people take religion seriously, so most mechanisms are used.
Santa Claus - Adults genuinely believe in god/s, but they only pretend to believe in Santa Claus. Over time, a child becomes sophisticated enough to see those who really believe and those who pretend. For this reason it is much easier to drop the belief in Santa Claus versus a being deeply brainwashed in to religion. Santa Claus pretending or 'worship' is only a couple weeks out of the year but a deeply religious family is not only sincere about their god beliefs, but do it all year long, every year. The belief becomes a central part of their life, not at all the case with Santa Claus, so that is the big difference between the two.
Having said that. It is all a matter of degree. For example, I know Christians who had parents that believed in god but didn't devote much time to their religion. For those kids, it was much easier to figure out the bullshit earlier, almost like Santa Claus. Yes this happens. But don't fool yourself and think this is the case for those who are deeply indoctrinated into religion from birth. I speak from experience.
I made a video on my channel "Confession of an X-Christian". I talk about some of my experience and how I got out of it. It took a long time.
Priceless....
I agree with his comments 100% providing every single homeless person in the USA is clothed, fed and housed first. Then he should feel free to give all he wants to other Countries. After all, it was this Country and it's opportunities that made him rich.
He made about 100k in the four minutes he sat there.. Just saying.
i was also thinking same.
+1995billy Or more...
Way way more. Think bout 30 billion invested in government bonds returning 4% per year. That's 1.4 billion. Per hour it's 150k. That's only if he had 30 billion invested
+1995billy He isn't the CEO of Microsoft anymore. He doesn't get paid to sit around.
+Clymaxx Still makes billions off of investments.. haha
Earth's Carrying Capacity is at around 3-4 Billion, with a population around 7.13 Billion, how are going to fix that?
That is patently false. There is no such thing as a carrying capacity. The world isn't a lifeboat. and the fact that millions continue to be lifted out of poverty as population increases renders your theory absurd.
Bill gates just defended the fact that we have a carry capacity, but he never explained how to fix it...
Dudeomfgstfux Bill Gates is wrong. We don't have a carrying capacity. But even if we did, its absurd to think we're anywhere near it.
Dudeomfgstfux 1. Bill Gates in this interview attacks the idea that we've hit carrying capacity.
2. Sure carrying capacity exists, but we have literally no reason to think we've hit it.
3. Stop pulling patently false/idiotic numbers out of your arse you fucking moron. We have literally no reason to think Earth's carrying capacity is 3-4 billion.
.hi all. what Dudeomfgstfux said is correct. in monetary system {which feeds on problems like poverty) that we have today earth's carrying capacity is estimated 3-4 billions.
monetary system is a bit like 32-bit windows, has it's limitations ;)
switch to resource based system (google jacque fresco) and such thing as "capacity" is not important any more.
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one way to look at people as bill is the fact that in order for bill to have billions of dollars, millions of people have to have nothing. in a way bill contributed to making people poor. in a monetary system you always gonna have poverty no matter what you do.
4:24 That box is totally misplaced.
Very insightful. Thanks!
He should come back as Microsoft CEO
***** evil? how come?
Why are poor countries poor in the first place? People hoard resources, and the world praises the hoarders who think of everyone else as "lesser" and in need of help from them.
Incorrect. People don't intercept resources. People produce resources. Poor countries are those that are too incompetent to produce goods & services for foreign bidders. Without foreign bidders, no foreign currency is brought into the incompetent countries. Without foreign currency, no foreign resources can't be purchased by the incompetent counties.
+Ayn Rand There is an apple tree and that tree produces fruit and that fruit can be plucked from the apple tree and eaten freely. Someone comes along and takes the land and instills fear into others who try and challenge their concept of land ownership. They take seeds from apples and turn it into an orchard. They sell the apples at a cost so that the apples are no longer freely available, but requires one to participate in a system to take back what was already theirs in the first place.
Money isn't real. Land ownership isn't real. Borders aren't real. Nobody owns anything. There is no such thing as a foreigner. No such thing as lesser and greater human beings. It's all imaginary and we collectively create a world of suffering and evil.
Bill you are doing Gods work. God bless you
one of my favorite actors
LIES
This is why I liked Gates even if I didn't like windows much - because he actually really tries to educate and give and make things worthwhile...
While Jobs was alive he went around buying technology patents that weren't patented but freely available to everyone, got it, then went to the creators and sued them into poverty - Apple destroyed thousands of lives and the way Apple makes their products are so wasteful - Jobs hardly made any personal efforts to give to charity.
Bill Gates stole my brother's Lint brush! I'm not making that up!
The audience is just sitting there mesmerized. Not a single peep out of them while he speaks. That's charisma right there
Woooo good one Bob. Hey can I ask you a question, I just checked Forbes Fortune 500 and I couldn't find you on there? It must be some mistake right...right?
But then again what would I know, I'm just a sheep.
Forget his money, I want Bill Gates' brainpower! The man is said to read whole books in a day or less. He's like a Rainman.
Mark Roberts Well said Mark. How have you been by the way?
Bill gates is quite brilliant, I think it's relatively common for the tech millionaire + billionaire types. Elon Musk is said to have photographic memory and incredible programming skills, his documentary was incredibly interesting.
Actually, the real Rainman could read two pages simultaneously and had an eidetic memory.
How big are those books 1000 pages or 100 pages? You see not everything is at its seems to be.
A lot of people read books in a day.
Health??? so why has he invested in McDonald's?? KFC? Monsanto???? He's B.S liar
He wasn't talking about chronic disease.
2:48 did he actually say..."get rid off diarrhea"?!?!!? LOOOOOOOOL
Jimmy is surprisingly very mature in this interview. He is letting the man talk.
For such a rich guy, you would think he can afford a better haircut