Bill Gates was notoriously ruthless (per Paul Allen’s memoir), and supposedly his mother and father’s advice [1] was what caused the pivot to philanthropy. With that said, some people never change, regardless of PR covering fire. Dark personalities with enormous wealth wield outsized negative power.
2000: Microsoft ordered to breakup by US Dept of Justice
2021: Bill Gates publishes book "How to Avoid Climate Disaster"
Late 2021: Divorce, affairs, and Epstein
One key question when opening any book: "Why did the author write this? Why now?"