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Books #15: Bill Gates' How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
By Eight percent per annum  •  October 5, 2021

I picked up this book without much expectations. After all, so much has been said about climate change, is there anything new? Bill Gates was a billionaire and a philanthropist, how much did he know about climate change? What's more, his womanizing history caught up with him and he got divorced! So, can we actually trust this guy?

Well, I have also learnt some time back to think about the message. Brilliant truths are not about the messengers. Of course, someone respected and credible saying something is always the gold standard. But there are intrinsic truths utter by liars that will nevertheless remain true. As a simple example, if Donald Trump says π equals to 3.14159265, it is still true. Despite the speaker having a track record as a recalcitrant liar.


Bill Gates is not a liar. He has no reason the write a book about some topic that already

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