Bill Gates, Scientist Par Excellance

Hopefully, Bill Gates will get his nose out of science, public health and politics.  If not, Joe Rogan will help nudge him in that direction:

Bill Gates was a computer geek when young.  And he was good at it.  He made billions, like Zuckerberg in later years.  Good for them.  Hopefully they enjoy their wealth.  Life does offer compensation.  Still, they are nerds, and that's the downside.  One simply can't change who one is.  

I don't fault them for being nerds.  Nerd is just a word for people smarter than us in their chosen field.  I'll admit it.  They happened to end up on the cutting edge of technology, which some might call the right side of history.  I don't think Gates or Zuckerberg cares.  It was all about the Benjamins for them, as it would have been for me, had I been luckier or had different instincts in those young years.  That being said, even politicians are smarter than Gates or Zuckerberg and could impoverish them if they wanted or not depended on the donations.

In the final analysis, don't admire Gates and Zuckerberg.  Or Silicon Valley.  Or Wall Street wizards.  Or D.C. politicos.  They do well, but I've never seen a hearse pulling a U-Haul.  Neither have you.  Plus, they probably weren't the people you had fun with in high school.  I suspect many of the "fun folks" are still your friends and neighbors.  Count yourselves blessed.

No, this is not sour grapes.  It's just the way life is.  You find the banquet that best suits your tastes.