Subject: Re: OT: gain of function research
I have no great love for a hypocrite like Gates who tells us to live modest lives that protect the environment, while building a 66,000 square feet mansion,
owning a half billion dollar yacht, and jetting around the world to meet his fellow billionaires and decide how the rest of us should behave.

I have no direct comment on that view, but it's interesting to note that Mr Gates flew economy almost exclusively till 10 years after he became a billionaire.
That's far more restraint than I can muster, at a very much more modest level of prosperity!
I shared an elevator with him once, both of us just arriving at a conference. He was schlepping his own bags, and looked exhausted.

As a further tangential note, it's interesting to note that it's very expensive to be famous these days.
To remain safe (and sane) you need a level of security and isolation that doesn't come cheaply.
I am very very happy to be obscure.

Jim