Bill Gates’ net worth is $132 billion. However, it seems that he needs to continue to beg for more money from other wealthy people to finance his many pet projects. The climate change panic that Microsoft’s founder promotes has led to him contacting Elon Musk (a billionaire) to try to purchase Twitter.
The leaked messages show Gates pushing Musk for a contribution to an allegedly philanthropic initiative to fight climate change. This apparently pre-empted or followed an in-person meeting between the two (I’m not completely clear on that). Regardless, here’s how the exchange went.
Bill Gates, it seems, was a hit! @elonmusk to discuss “philanthropy on climate change” but Elon asked if he still had a half billion dollar short position on $TSLA.
Bill said he hasn’t closed it out, so Elon told him to get lost. I have no idea if that is true. pic.twitter.com/iuHkDG3bAd
— Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) April 22, 2022
While I almost certainly don’t agree with Musk’s views on climate change, you have to respect the fact that he managed to expose Gates’ hypocrisy on the subject in such a clear way (Musk confirms the texts are real here). Gates’ carbon footprint is higher than that of most people in rich countries. Gates has large houses and boats, as well as private jets.
Gates may preach doom and even urges people to drink the poo water in order to save the world, but he does the same thing as all wealthy people: He puts his profits above everything else. This is why he has a huge short position in favor of Tesla. It may even be worth more than it. If Gates truly believed climate change was an existential threat, though, wouldn’t he be looking to invest in Tesla instead of betting against it to make a buck?
Musk called him out on that and Gates tried to act as if he’s got plans to sell the short position. I highly doubt that’s true. Rather, I’d bet good money that Gates got caught in an awkward position and tried to play it off.
Musk didn’t buy it and then decided to respond with some A+ trolling, which I had to screenshot and retweet to get rid of the naughty word. RedState tries to be family friendly.
This is A+ trolling. pic.twitter.com/7zXdGPTLA2
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 23, 2022
While you should never delude yourself to believe that Musk is “on your side,” because he holds a lot of left-wing positions, you still have to respect the fact that he just doesn’t care what anyone thinks. He’s out here dropping male pregnancy (an oxymoron) emoji memes on Bill Gates without even a second thought that he’s burning a bridge to one of the richest men in the world. And while Musk may not be the perfect ally for the right’s fight to pull back corporate censorship, he’s a welcomed one.
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