But Obama and Bill Gates are first and second :(

  • Randomdog [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    [Effortpost answer] Because to a huge number of people he's cemented in people's minds as "the first person to win capitalism". He reached the peak of his wealth at the same time as the 24 hour news channel and the internet were becoming mainstream accessible things, so to many people he's still the embodiment of "what can happen with a bit of hard work"

    Therefore anyone who buys into that nonsense is likely to hold him up with a great deal of respect.