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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Gates agrees that philanthropy can’t replace government responsibility—but it can act where public systems falter. “Government must lead,” he said. “But philanthropy can move fast, take risks, and fill the gaps that politics won’t touch.”

(Only a rich man can be so optimistic💙)

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

By avoiding institutional inertia, they’re often more willing to fund riskier, long-term solutions.

Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

This philosophy aligns w/ research from Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy & Civil Society, which finds that time-bound philanthropic efforts tend to be more experimental & systems-focused.

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

The goal, he says, is to act while the world still has time—& while some solutions are still within reach.

(hopefully, he and Melinda die AFTER Orange Stain, or he'll find a way to steal all there $$$)

Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Philanthropy With an Expiration Date
For Gates, philanthropy isn’t meant to last forever. He has committed to winding down the Gates Foundation within 25 years of his & Melinda French Gates’s deaths.

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

(Let's start right here)

Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

But he’s also careful to temper that optimism. “Technology alone isn’t the answer,” he said. Innovation must be paired w/ smart public policy, international cooperation, & an insistence on fairness. Without equitable access & good governance, even the best ideas risk becoming tools for the few.

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

(Not w/ this administration)

Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Still, Gates is betting on innovation. Through Breakthrough Energy, he has supported research into carbon capture, next-generation nuclear power, and alternative protein sources. He argues that climate technology—if deployed equitably—can steer the world toward a low-emissions future.

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

he said. A UN Environment Program (UNEP) report suggests climate adaptation needs will exceed $300 billion per year by 2030—yet current financing commitments fall far short of that mark.

Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

A Double Bind: Climate & Innovation
The climate crisis has become a multiplier of risk, Gates argues, compounding the challenges development efforts are trying to solve. “Every storm, drought, & flood chips away at decades of progress,”

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(and then in walks RFK, Jr. the vaccine skeptic)

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

A 2023 analysis in The Lancet cautions that routine immunization rates may take years to recover in low-income regions. Without focused intervention, child mortality could plateau—or even rise.

Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Yet these gains remain under threat. During the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine distribution was disrupted in over 70 countries, and vaccine hesitancy has surged in its aftermath.

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Gates Foundation has helped immunization programs reach hundreds of millions of children.

Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Gates believes that number can fall even further—to 2 million by the 2040s—if global health systems receive sustained investment. Through strategic partnerships w/ organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) &

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

That number had dropped to 5 million by 2021, based on estimates from UNICEF, thanks to major gains in vaccination, sanitation, & maternal health.

Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Child Mortality Is Falling—But Not Fast Enough
One area where Gates sees both hope & fragility is child health. Back in 1990, more than 12 million children under age 5 died every year.

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

The cost of inaction is measurable. Figures released by the World Bank show that over 570 million people could still be living in extreme poverty by 2030, putting key United Nations development targets out of reach. “We risk locking in inequality at a planetary scale,” Gates warns.

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

shifting political climates & economic uncertainty have pushed long-term global commitments down the list of priorities.

Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Gates sees this contraction as part of a broader retreat by wealthy nations from multilateral responsibility. “The temptation to turn inward has never been stronger,” he told l’Express. And it’s not just about funding cuts—

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

That reduction came despite escalating climate emergencies, food insecurity, & fragile healthcare systems in large swaths of the Global South.

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Aid Is Declining as the Need Grows
In 2023, official development assistance from major donor countries dropped by nearly 5%, as reported by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD).

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

Yet his warning is more than a diagnosis of decline. It’s a call to recommit. Gates, who plans to donate nearly all his remaining fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, believes the tools to fix what’s broken are already within reach-if the world chooses to use them.
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(Yea, Dump Stain)

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Traveler @denkoryushin.bsky.social · 6h

While not new to grand declarations, Gates’s tone carries a different urgency this time. He is not just forecasting risk—he’s responding to a rapid unraveling of global coordination. From rising nationalism to shrinking development budgets, he sees the pillars of int'l cooperation beginning 2 crack

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