Having been around when Gates was NOT a billionaire — not even a millionaire — I can attest that he was not a great reader. In fact, many stories of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s stated that he really hated reading anything other than “coding books and manuals.” In fact, if you peruse the archives, it wasn’t until 2001 — about the time he left the chairmanship of Microsoft (he was a multi-billionaire by this time) — that he even CONSIDERED reading at all.
Second point: Despite what you think or assume, 75% of all wealthy people either are born into it or inherit it. No, not everyone has an idea to build a rocket ship and take people into space.
Taking the singular example of Bill Gates, I want to elaborate on these points. I could go on and list more, but what I want to convey is that it is extremely simple and, well, “click-worthy” to write articles on what a certain segment of our society has … and you can have it too! Just follow these 17 simple steps on your way to wealth and riches!
Fomenting a list and creating a seemingly causative and correlative analysis vis a vis that list with some of our charming billionaires is disingenuous. Sorry.
Having said that, I’m not going to totally diss the article in its entirety; we need positive articles of every ilk out there. Let’s face it: we’re tired of Trump and everything Trump. But if you really want to understand how someone like Bill Gates became the person he is today, don’t read an article ONLY on what Bill Gates is like today. Read articles on his genesis, his ideas, his history, his own writings, Microsoft archives, ad infinitum. Bill Gates has the time and proclivity to read until he drools on a daily basis — having $87 billion will do that to a guy.
