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If being dark lord of the evil empire is what you want, you would follow in his steps. Beware of the jedi order that is 'us' though.
by hallomac2013 14y ago
If being dark lord of the evil empire is what you want, you would follow in his steps. Beware of the jedi order that is 'us' though.
- derefr 14y agoLet's put that another way: if you're not afraid of being seen as the dark lord of an evil empire in order to get what you want (which, in Gates' case, seems to be "billions of dollars to solve the most important problems the world has to offer") then you should follow in his footsteps. In other words, if you have world-changing vision, and want to succeed on a truly massive scale, you probably have to Think Like A Supervillain (http://dirtsimple.org/2009/02/everything-i-needed-to-know-about-life.html http://dirtsimple.org/2009/02/everything-i-needed-to-know-ab..., http://lesswrong.com/lw/gp7/think_like_a_supervillain/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/gp7/think_like_a_supervillain/).
- hallomac2013 14y agoIf you are destroying a part of the world to fix another, you are not good. You may be evil even. Because you are selfishly choosing the part to fix, in expense of the part you destroy. If you are good, you should do no evil, or at least strive to.