If you say to people that there's less violence today than in the past, they would be stunned to hear that. But it's the truth, even though we have awful things happening in Syria or Sudan.
Bill GatesWhenever you have war, you often have more deaths because the medical system and the food system breaks down, than you have directly through violence.
Bill GatesChina adopted a capitalist system in the 1980s, and they went from a 60% poverty rate to 10%.
Bill GatesIn fact, batteries haven't improved over the last 100 years as much as they would need to in order to make that happen. So I'm invested in a lot of battery companies - and there's a lot that exists I'm not in. They're all having a tough time achieving it.
Bill GatesSoftware substitution, whether it's for drivers or waiters or nurses ... it's progressing. ... Technology over time will reduce demand for jobs, particularly at the lower end of skill set. ... 20 years from now, labor demand for lots of skill sets will be substantially lower. I donโt think people have that in their mental model.
Bill Gates