I definitely didn’t expect a deep-dive into the life and career of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to feature diarrhea so prominently.
The three-part Netflix docuseries Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates divides its time evenly between its subject’s inner life and outer philanthropy. It’s the latter category that puts diarrhea – and really, Gates’ very serious efforts to solve sanitation challenges in third world countries – in the spotlight for the first episode.
That same episode also dives deep into the tech mogul’s relationship with his mother. We learn that a young Bill Gates was rebellious and antisocial, and while he was close with his mother their early relationship was complicated by his behavior. Over the course of the episode we come to understand the deep impact Mary Gates had on Bill’s development into a functioning member of society. Read more…
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