tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post6420934052910572209..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: Bill Gates As Bond Villainreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-36349175857020815612014-06-08T16:54:47.248-04:002014-06-08T16:54:47.248-04:00That's a great analogy - CCSS as an inferior p...That's a great analogy - CCSS as an inferior product like Windows that nonetheless becomes the "industry standard" through Gates' business acumen and ruthlessness.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-30277943381180311152014-06-08T16:52:00.579-04:002014-06-08T16:52:00.579-04:00Some of his environmental experiments are worrisom...Some of his environmental experiments are worrisome as well. Many on the right talk about the chem trails and white streaks in the sky. The Guardian (itself funded by Gates) has reported that Gates has out money into "cloud whitening" in order to mitigate the problems of global warming. Like his small school initiative and the CCSS mess, this sounds like another untested, un-piloted grand scheme from Gates that has disaster written all over it.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-35742705118302827492014-06-08T16:49:45.263-04:002014-06-08T16:49:45.263-04:00I agree with you, Michael. I think he's lying ...I agree with you, Michael. I think he's lying too - although like you said, I think he's lying to himself a bit. I'm sure he thinks he's a good guy, he's just doing this out of the goodness of his hart, etc. This is not a guy who's spent any time in self-examination. That's easy to see from his public persona. So I'm sure it's easy for him to lie to himself. But in the end, it all comes down to his ego. As with Bloomberg, Gates has this need to control everything and everybody.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-41819361474916743782014-06-08T13:10:41.530-04:002014-06-08T13:10:41.530-04:00He is lying, pure and simple. He may be lying to h...He is lying, pure and simple. He may be lying to himself, in addition to us, but he's lying all the same.<br /><br />After all, what is "venture philanthropy" if not targeted investment with mandated, quantifiable "returns?" He and others from the New School Venture Fund are quite explicit about this this model of so-called philanthropy.<br /><br />Gates is a businessman, and he knows that in order to make money, you must spend money.Michael Fiorillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-32028800097553747962014-06-08T12:59:51.020-04:002014-06-08T12:59:51.020-04:00It is all about Bill Gates. Bill Gates has a highl...It is all about Bill Gates. Bill Gates has a highly egocentric, toxic personality. Bill Gates wants to share his toxic world view with the whole world. Whether it is GMO s, Common Core curriculum, predatory monopolistic pricing,or crappy Windows 8, it all about Bill Gates. Bill, you own the world and we are just living here for your profit statement. Bill Gates is a whiny, arrogant elitist with a highly narcissistic world view. Bill, why don't you hire folks to become part of the Bill and Melinda Gates admiration society.? Isn't that what you really want?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-75752381735242869742014-06-08T11:58:55.466-04:002014-06-08T11:58:55.466-04:00Bill Gates understood one thing before anyone else...Bill Gates understood one thing before anyone else did: the "box" on your desk matters less than the software running it. He had that insight and it allowed him to brilliantly leverage an inferior product into the industry standard.<br /><br />Bravo, sir -- that is a once in a generation idea.<br /><br />But it doesn't translate to an ability to have the same insight about all things. CCSS has been rushed to this point in the hope that it would become the "industry standard" and everyone would have to accept that we have to use it. But this is not consumer electronics -- this is our national commons and bypassing every single stakeholder with an address outside of Washington, D.C. may have been expedient, but it is fatal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com