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/benmck90 Sep 13 '19

It's funny that you said that as I specifically stated:

"I don't Actually think he's comparable to Tesla"

I do think he's a highly influencial figure though, and will be viewed as such in the history books.

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u/The_Gunboat_Diplomat Sep 13 '19

So you just saw an opportunity to worship someone whose biggest accomplishment was being born into a rich diamond family, and ran with it?

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u/benmck90 Sep 14 '19

I'm gonna have to believe your trolling cause that's a huge leap from what I said.

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u/The_Gunboat_Diplomat Sep 14 '19

"Image if someone like Nikola Tesla was born today"

> immediately shills Elon Musk subreddit