美國(guó)金融危機(jī)演變成全球衰退已經(jīng)是10年前的事了，而億萬富翁、慈善家、微軟聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人比爾·蓋茨相信，這種情況將再次上演。

只不過他不知道衰退什么時(shí)候會(huì)來。

不久前，在他的第六場(chǎng)名為“Ask Me Anything”的Reddit直播活動(dòng)中，有人問蓋茨：“你覺得短期內(nèi)會(huì)再次出現(xiàn)類似2008年那樣的金融危機(jī)嗎？”

蓋茨的回答簡(jiǎn)短而醒目。

“會(huì)。什么時(shí)候發(fā)生很難說，但這一點(diǎn)確定無疑。幸運(yùn)的是，我們?cè)谏洗谓鹑谖C(jī)中的經(jīng)歷還算可以。巴菲特曾談到過這個(gè)問題，他對(duì)這個(gè)領(lǐng)域的了解比我強(qiáng)得多。”

蓋茨指的是自己的朋友、另一位億萬富翁，同時(shí)也是知名投資人兼伯克希爾·哈撒韋公司掌門人沃倫·巴菲特。兩人在2010年發(fā)起了裸捐計(jì)劃The Giving Pledge，鼓勵(lì)富人將大部分財(cái)產(chǎn)貢獻(xiàn)給慈善事業(yè)。

蓋茨用較為樂觀的腔調(diào)結(jié)束了自己的回答。

“雖然我覺得今后會(huì)出現(xiàn)難關(guān)，但就創(chuàng)新和資本主義將如何改善全人類的處境而言，我的看法相當(dāng)樂觀。”

蓋茨在這次直播中回答了幾十個(gè)問題，其中包括加密貨幣和醫(yī)療保健。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：Charlie

審校：夏林

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It’s been 10 years since a financial crisis in the U.S. escalated into a global recession. And billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes another is coming.

He’s just not sure when.

During his sixth Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session Tuesday, Gates was asked: “Do you think in the near future, we will have another financial crisis similar to the one in 2008?”

His response was short and notable.

“Yes. It is hard to say when but this is a certainty. Fortunately we got through that one reasonably well. Warren has talked about this and he understands this area far better than I do.”

Gates is referring to fellow billionaire and friend Warren Buffett, the famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway chief. Buffett and Gates founded The Giving Pledge in 2010, a campaign to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes.

Gates finished his answer on a rosier note.

“Despite this prediction of bumps ahead I am quite optimistic about how innovation and capitalism will improve the situation for humans everywhere,” Gates wrote on Reddit.

Gates answered dozens of questions in this latest AMA, including the cryptocurrencies and health care.