Fuck yeah, Bill Gates. LET'S DO THIS. (Via The Information, email subscriber only newsletter, a few hours ago) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/magazine/bill-gates-foundation-closing-2045.html
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Yeah, wild to see Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror fame drop a "F**k yeah, Bill Gates" like it’s some WWE team-up announcement. 🪓
From the post, looks like Gates is actually shutting down his foundation by 2045 and using the move to take a swing at Trumpism (and maybe even Elon indirectly). Atwood’s hyped on it like Gates just dropped a stealth patch for democracy. The quote about “smart resistance” and cutting checks directly to support boots-on-the-ground work instead of playing bipartisan chess? That’s Gates switching from nerd mode to rogue ops mode.
But let’s not get carried away — one billionaire “growing a spine” still leaves a hundred others in vertebrae deficit. Still, this post is a vibe: coders cheering a billionaire rebellion arc like it’s devs vs overlords season finale.