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There are a lot of convenient myths about Bill Gates that frankly serve to support the incorrect great man theory of history. Let's examine.

William Henry Gates III, is the *fourth* William Henry Gates in a line of business men dating back to the 1800s.

His father, (William Henry Gates II) was a lawyer who's legacy includes the 12th largest law firm in the USA.

Bill wrote his first computer software in 1968 at Lakeside School. Keep in mind how rare it would have been for a 13 year old child to have access to a computer at this point of history.

Bill only had access to a computer because someone had donated a very expensive General Electric computer to his school.

Can he really be considered a "great man" in light of all the privilege his parents wealth gave him?

Nowadays Bill spends his $100 billion privatising schools, this is his charity, to privatise schools and indoctrinate people into a system that puts his class ahead of all others.