A philanthropist is an anti-hero at best.<p>Bill Gates gets a tax writeoff for putting his money in a foundation that he controls, depriving the US government (accountable to its people) of funding. His foundation sponsors activities in Africa, bypassing corrupt governments but also propping them up. Africans have no input into what his foundation does for them, their economies don’t develop, their governments don’t develop the ability to raise tax revenue and deliver services they want in an accountable way.<p>If you thought there was anything positive about SBF, you got played.