In some places I know of, a lot of the poor are <i>hostile</i> towards education because they see it as a cultural affront to their values and self-sufficiency and as a form of counter-culture of sorts. This is something that Bill Gates may not have observed much in his travels because this is something I think may be perversely unique to the United States, but I have seen it for myself and it&#x27;s one of the things that makes me wonder whether encouraging people to do anything beneficial is of value nor even a morally correct choice when they don&#x27;t want help and would literally rather die than go to college or leave their impoverished communities in search of self improvement. These are areas where even public education is considered &quot;brainwashing&quot; and while maybe somewhat approaching cult-like societal tendencies they&#x27;re still aware to a degree of what their situation is.