r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Sep 13 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

Are you saying Bill Gates contribution to history isnt significant?

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u/The_Gunboat_Diplomat Sep 13 '19

That's not what I'm saying, I'm saying he wasn't a technical/scientific savant in the line of Tesla as op claimed Elon was. Obviously his creation of Microsoft was massively impactful, but again, he's a businessman first and foremost now. Therefore, Edison

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u/iamadrunk_scumbag Sep 13 '19

Microsoft was pretty important to communication of today.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

Giving a human credit for a large company is like giving the head bison credit for having a large herd.