Phoebe Gates Took Secret Stanford Course on Controlling Society, Used It to Recruit for Her Startup That’s Now Facing Accusations
"How to essentially hack any kind of power structure or bureaucratic structure and get what they want in a system of people." The post Phoebe Gates Took Secret Stanford Course on Controlling Society, Used It to Recruit for Her Startup That’s Now Facing Accusations appeared first on Futurism .
Phoebe Gates, Bill Gates' 23-year-old daughter, faced allegations of deceptive practices in her online shopping company, Phia, after internal Slack messages revealed the company unknowingly collected commissions on sales it had no part in through its "personal shopping assistant" browser extension—a tactic known as "cookie stuffing."
Phia admitted to Bloomberg that it had fixed the issue, blaming it on technical anomalies. However, newly disclosed Slack messages show Phoebe Gates was aware of the practice months before Bloomberg's investigation. The situation highlights Gates' hubris, potentially amplified by her privileged upbringing and a secretive Stanford course called "Rule," which she attended.
This course, led by Silicon Valley investor Justin Lewis-Weber, allegedly taught students how to exploit loopholes and power structures for personal gain. Gates allegedly utilized this knowledge to recruit for her startup, Phia, which generated over 50 percent of its revenue from the deceptive practice in June.
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