I invited danieltillett to repost https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22798626. My reason is to build up a body of community reactions to the idea, that can serve as a basis for deciding whether to promote it further. I don't know Bill Gates, but I do know some people inside YC who are hard at work on this problem, and maybe they know someone who knows someone, etc.

If it's just a repetition of the previous thread, I'm sorry. Repetition isn't good and that wasn't my intention.

I know you often do so anyways, but perhaps these kinds of reposts deserve a comment explaining their circumstances.

I don't think this would add much value, because it would attract attention away from submissions to the meta-business of their provenance on HN.

I'm wary of adding bookkeeping facilities for that reason generally.

Fair enough; just thought I'd mention it because the lack of such bookkeeping seems to attract attention as well.

It certainly does. It's a perennial sore spot, understandably. I just fear that trying to eliminate that pain would cause more pain.

I didn't realize this; I actually flagged this article.

You can always unflag!

That's a bit uncomfortable because I thought it deserved the flag, but knowing that this has been mod-reviewed means that flagging probably doesn't serve a constructive purpose.

Oh, if you still think it deserves the flag, that's entirely your choice.

It is actually a repost of my original submission which sank without a trace. Dang asked me to repost it.

It's cool, the read taught me a lot. Good luck.