Bill Gates Pie in Face
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN mentions it as evidence of how disliked Gates was in the 1990s, usually in passing or as a joke.
What it is
A short news clip of Bill Gates being hit with a pie in the face in Belgium around 1999.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2019 to 2025.
What Hacker News said
Cites Razengan · 2019-10 · on “A Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein That Bill Gates Now ‘Regrets’”
He used to be reviled enough during the 1990s to receive literal pies in the face. [0] He has done some good of course, but some people tend to see anyone "giving away money" == faultless saint. [0] [this video]
Cites maest · 2025-05 · on “My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth”
Gates was so hated during the early growth days of Microsoft, that he literally got pied in the face. [this video]