Ah yes, words that go so well together... cutthroat, ruthless, and good.
Based on the very consistent behavior of the ultra wealthy, I feel forced to assume that Gates main motivation is to shift the public conscious from hate to respect, so has been diligently working on PR since the early 00's. I find myself being extremely wary of charities that are so well known. Makes me think of Susan G. Komen, and their shitty behavior. I'm not saying that fighting malaria is not a good cause, just that it seems there are ulterior motives.
In the case of Gates, as others have pointed out, donating millions (also worth noting the nature of tax breaks), when you have hundreds of billions, sounds amazing but means almost nothing.
Can a rich person be a good person? (kbin.social)
I don't mean doctor-making-150k-a-year rich, I mean properly rich with millions to billions of dollars....