People want to find the right match for new single Bill Gates and publish sales of what they think might be the perfect match.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates (65) made headlines last year when he in an interview with Wired slaughtered a potential deal between Microsoft and TikTok. Among other things, he described it as “a toxic collaboration”, and believed that getting involved in social media is not an easy game.
It is therefore very ironic that it is precisely Bill Gates who is now trending on the popular social media site.
… but for completely different reasons.
Will find a new wife for Bill Gates
After the shock message that Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are getting divorced hit like a bomb earlier this month, it has been a sport to find the right match for the billionaire.
At Tiktok, the hashtag #billgatesdivorce is trending, where several people try to sell both family members, girlfriends and themselves to the newly divorced businessman. Of course with a great pinch of humor.
– Hey, Bill Gates. This is mom. I heard about the divorce and I would like to offer you my mother, open one by one named Jay, and sell the mother’s skills when it comes to washing clothes, washing dishes and cooking.
– I promise to refer to you as a dad, and I will listen to you, concludes the Tiktok video which so far has over 60,000 viewers.
Others, on the other hand, have taken the matter into their own hands. One named Ellena has, among other things, written a personal letter to the Microsoft founder in which she argues why they had been a good match, while others have lined up in front of the camera and put forward good reasons why Gate should date them.
– Feels a little dangerous
At the time of writing, the subject tag has been used over 10 million times, with some of the videos having over 100,000 likes and viewers.
Whether the love letters and sales have reached Bill Gates is uncertain, but neither Bill nor Melinda have commented on the growing trend of memes and humorous features that have spread in recent days.
Although most are humorous, not everyone likes the growing trend of making fun of public figures that way.
– First, let’s make one thing clear. Memes should not be comfortable or cozy. Hopefully they trigger laughter, often at the expense of others. I understand all that. But still I have to say that all these memes about Bill and Melinda’s divorce freak me out a bit, writes journalist Angela Watercutter in a comment at Wired.
Watercutter believes that such a type of humor, so early after a sad news story, is reprehensible to those involved. She also believes that some of the humorous elements that, among other things, involve illegalities and conspiracy theories, can be harmful even if it is presented as humor.
– It also feels a little dangerous. One of the most popular memes that has emerged since the couple announced that they will go their separate ways on Monday, Bill Gates shows at a PC with pictures of several women taking care of themselves after a vaccine. The caption states that Gates “is looking for vaccinated, single women in the area”. It would be funny if it was not a play on the conspiracy theory that Gates’ work with the Covid 19 vaccines was a cover story to microchip people, writes Watercutter, who believes that repeated satire on rumors also has an effect on what people are left with. of impressions.
Angela Watercutter is not alone in being skeptical of the trend in social media.
The TikTok profile @bobbyforprofit also posted a video where he addressed the insensitivity by making humorous elements so early after a sad news – but ends it all with an ever so small humor twist:
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