Gates called out the “doomsday view” … need to make a “strategic pivot” to focus on issues that have the “greatest impact on human welfare.”

“It’s the best way to ensure that everyone gets a chance to live a healthy and productive life no matter where they’re born, and no matter what kind of climate they’re born into,” he wrote.

So he’s saying “We broke it, we can’t fix it, but look at the bright side, we can squeeze the most out of what’s left.”