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I am not a huge fan of Musk, and agree with some of the sentiments of the article, but I found the title quite offensive - to me saying, "Elon's Great Leap Forw
by x2398dh1 10y ago
I am not a huge fan of Musk, and agree with some of the sentiments of the article, but I found the title quite offensive - to me saying, "Elon's Great Leap Forward," sounds like saying, "Elon's Final Solution."
- RangerScience 10y agoI think that's almost the point, but it's a China reference rather than a Nazi one.
- mmanfrin 10y agoThat's the intention. The title is being facetious about Musk's denigrators.
- greglindahl 10y agoReferring to events that killed 10s of millions of people (by unnecessary famine, in the case of the Great Leap Forward) invokes a corollary to Godwin's Law. Not a smart rhetorical device.
- Jtsummers 10y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward Referencing, also with the individual title, Chairman Mao.