Bill Gates

Well, it's kind of amazing how well humanity is done. You know, the violent death rate over hundreds of years have gone down a lot. You know, more recently, we've gotten vaccines out to children and gotten the annual death rate from 10 million a year at the turn of the century down to about 5 million. vaccines being the biggest part of that because we got them out to most of the world's children.

So humanity for a being that grew up in these small hunter-gatherer groups, now we have big cities, complex technology. Our ability to get along in some ways has been good. Nuclear weapons that when I was young, my greatest fear was, okay, there was going to be a nuclear war. And I do worry the current generation doesn't have that exposure to it.

So humanity for a being that grew up in these small hunter-gatherer groups, now we have big cities, complex technology. Our ability to get along in some ways has been good. Nuclear weapons that when I was young, my greatest fear was, okay, there was going to be a nuclear war. And I do worry the current generation doesn't have that exposure to it.

So, you know, the arms treaties and, you know, spending too much money on building those weapons. I do worry that we've lost track on that one. But at least, you know, we haven't used those. And, you know, we've done pretty well so far. And, you know, will we this time? I think this is probably the hardest innovation because, you know, we do have human limitations.

So, you know, the arms treaties and, you know, spending too much money on building those weapons. I do worry that we've lost track on that one. But at least, you know, we haven't used those. And, you know, we've done pretty well so far. And, you know, will we this time? I think this is probably the hardest innovation because, you know, we do have human limitations.

Even I, when I see an outrageous article against somebody I don't like politically, I'm very tempted to click on it and have it tell me, yeah, he's even stupider than you thought. You know, this is a mistake. You know, we're all stupid. subject to that.

Even I, when I see an outrageous article against somebody I don't like politically, I'm very tempted to click on it and have it tell me, yeah, he's even stupider than you thought. You know, this is a mistake. You know, we're all stupid. subject to that.

And we do like to form into groups, but, you know, all of humanity ideally is a group where philanthropically and, you know, government generosity, we can think of ourselves as being part of that as opposed to a much, you know, our clan or race or nation.

And we do like to form into groups, but, you know, all of humanity ideally is a group where philanthropically and, you know, government generosity, we can think of ourselves as being part of that as opposed to a much, you know, our clan or race or nation.

You know, the decline of religion is a very strong trend. You'd hope there'd be a modern religion that takes whatever's put people off and yet preserves religion. kind of this golden rule and this, okay, at a local community level, we're supposed to help each other. If you expect government to figure out how to solve things, you know, it's too bureaucratic.

You know, the decline of religion is a very strong trend. You'd hope there'd be a modern religion that takes whatever's put people off and yet preserves religion. kind of this golden rule and this, okay, at a local community level, we're supposed to help each other. If you expect government to figure out how to solve things, you know, it's too bureaucratic.

The local church-based groups, oh, this person needs help. I have extra time. you know, is way more effective. And so we expect too much from government in a way. So I hope we can re-energize, you know, perhaps through a type of religious modernization or maybe just a community thing that is maybe spiritual but not labeled as religion. That local engagement where you see other people Thank you.

The local church-based groups, oh, this person needs help. I have extra time. you know, is way more effective. And so we expect too much from government in a way. So I hope we can re-energize, you know, perhaps through a type of religious modernization or maybe just a community thing that is maybe spiritual but not labeled as religion. That local engagement where you see other people Thank you.

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