I’m curious if those that have this reaction to pineapple also feel like cilantro tastes like soap? Like others, I don’t have this issue with pineapple and nothing is more satisfying to me then buying the ripest one at the store and taking it home, slicing it up and putting it in the fridge to consume super cold.

I used to hate running, too, but a seemingly odd thing happened a few months ago that allowed me to start loving it: I switched out of “marshmallow” shoes into more natural MINIMALIST / BAREFOOT SHOES, and I can confirm that the hype is real. Humans should NOT be wearing the currently-mainstream shoes with high heels,…

Google is, like, just so difficult to use. Am I right?

The Gates Foundation and other anti-Malaria groups have HALVED the annual death-toll from Malaria since 2000. These groups are currently saving about 400,000 people a year and climbing.

So far, he’s given 53.8 billion dollars to charity. I don’t get the need of people to jump on him, either.

He’s not “hoarding” wealth. He created it. He founded what under his leadership became one of the largest software empires in history and a little thing called Windows which runs the vast majority of desktop computers. (Among other things.)

And unlike a lot of very rich people, he created a huge non-profit foundation…

Yep. It’s a hit piece just to be a hit piece. The Gates Foundation has been investing a _lot_ of money into things that have the potential to improve quality of life for a lot of people. Drinking water, electric power, all sorts of things.

Yeah, not knowing what the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is, is not something to brag about. It’s one of the best charities in the world. They’ve done more the near eradication of malaria than any government or charity in the world.

Yeah I thought it was weird to be like ‘I guess the Gates Foundation does... something? I don’t know. Whatever. Lolz’ Only to look back at the top and sadly go “Oh it’s Joan. That makes sense.” Like how do you not know what the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation does? At the very least you know it’s a charity and you…

The Gates Foundation has give over 50 billion dollars to charities. Last year alone they gave 250 million to fight COVID. These two don’t work as a couple anymore, but I’m glad they will continue on with their good work.

Ok poke a little fun at Bill Gates the geek, sure, but to pretend the Gates Foundation does nothing is lazy writing.

This. Whatever he’s like personally, his foundation - which, Jesus, Jezebel, do some research before you casually dismiss the Gates Foundation - has done an incredible amount to transform living conditions in the developing world.

the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which does something I’m sure. I just couldn’t tell any of you what exactly.

Is there really a need to shit on Bill Gates? I’ve seen enough of it from right wing sources and now this one too?

It may be because I’m super-old, but one of the first things I remember about the Gates Foundation after it formed was all the mosquito netting it provided to countries in Africa and its dedication to family planning. This isn’t just another Bezos, folks, even if you do not like the man.

He had an opinion that is frankly quite dangerous. 20 year old and 30 years old are more likely to spread the virus asymptomatically. Without a vaccine they will be spread the vaccine for about 2 weeks. With the vaccine that could fall to about 3 or 4 days. Plus they amount of virus shed would be much less in a…

The absolute most annoying thing about the internet age is uniformed people with huge platforms loudly opining on important subjects they don’t know the first thing about. Then, on the rare occassion when the outcry over the nonsense they spread gets loud, they turn around and just as loudly say: “I am not an expert!…

But he IS a respected source of information, even if he shouldn’t be. That’s the whole fucking problem!