Bill Gates compared the current times to the "roaring 1960s"

Only the 1960s felt as turbulent as today, according to billionaire Bill Gates. The consequences of global events will be most acutely felt by those who "already were in the worst position",

The turbulent times the world is going through today can be compared to the 1960s, says MICROSOFT founder Bill Gates. He expressed this opinion in his Gates Notes blog.

According to Gates, the events of recent years, such as the CORONAVIRUS pandemic, the conflict between RUSSIA and Ukraine, the outbreak of inflation and economic slowdown, as well as climate change, are slowing down and reversing the progress made. “And in the United States, our politics are more polarized than ever. The only period in my life that felt as turbulent was the 1960s,” wrote the Microsoft founder, who turned 67 this year. This decade is marked in history by the Vietnam War, which was waged by the United States for many years , and the invasion of Soviet troops into Czechoslovakia.

The poorest countries and people who “were already in the worst situation” bear the brunt of these changes, the billionaire believes. “The worst thing we can do is refuse to support them. I firmly believe that with the right innovation, we can continue to reduce inequality despite the obstacles. Through the foundation and my personal work, I try to ensure that, despite everything, the world continues to do more to help the poorest, ”Gates said.

Explaining his motives for working through his charitable foundation and the Breakthrough Energy Foundation, Gates revealed that he would soon become a grandfather: “When I think about the world my grandson will be born into, I am inspired more than ever by the task of helping all children. and grandchildren to get a chance to survive and prosper.” The Gates Foundation will increase its spending: spending will double by 2026, the billionaire promised.

Speaking about the goals of the foundation, which he founded with his ex-wife Melinda, Gates noted that his priority is "to help people in poor countries who should not die, do not do this." “Especially for children,” he said. One of the main tasks along this path, the founder of Microsoft called the development of vaccines that help reduce child mortality.

Bill and Melinda Gates founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 and have since contributed millions of dollars to global poverty alleviation and HEALTH programs, including polio and the coronavirus pandemic. The fund also invests in the development of education.

Breakthrough Energy Catalyst was founded by Gates in 2015. This is a public-private fund specializing in targeted investments in green technologies.

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In July 2022, Gates revealed that he intends to donate nearly all of his fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the future. “I will move down the list of the richest people in the world and eventually get out of it,” he promised. According to FORBES on December 20, the billionaire ranks sixth in the global ranking with a fortune of $ 103.3 billion. BLOOMBERG estimates Gates' fortune at $ 111 billion, the entrepreneur is in fourth place in the rating of the richest people in the world according to the agency.

In a note published on his blog that day, Gates confirmed that he did not care about the place in the rankings of the richest people in the world. “Eventually the fund will spend all its money and close. When that happens, his most important contribution will be the undistributed billions of dollars; it will be teams of experts who build partnerships and develop strategies and innovative solutions to reduce inequality,” he explained.

Gates stated,that the conflict in Ukraine undermines EU international assistance Politics

In May, Gates warned that the impact of the Russian military operation in Ukraine on the global economy would be more serious than it was because of the pandemic. According to him, the conflict has caused an increase in commodity prices, worsening problems with supply chains and rising public debt. Countries' attempts to contain inflation led to the fact that they began to raise interest rates, which "ultimately will lead to an economic slowdown." Earlier, the billionaire predicted that he expects new pandemics to appear in the world, the scale of which will be more serious than that of the coronavirus pandemic.

Conspiracy theorists accused Gates of being somehow involved in the creation of the covid-19 pathogen and wanting to benefit from it. “If they think it’s a scam or that vaccines are bad and people don’t want to get vaccinated, the disease will continue to kill people,” the businessman replied.