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Just like Elon was going to rescue the Thai cave boys, fix Flint’s water supply, etc. Musk’s PR strategy is to inject himself into every trending topic. This,
by new_realist 7y ago
Just like Elon was going to rescue the Thai cave boys, fix Flint’s water supply, etc.
Musk’s PR strategy is to inject himself into every trending topic.
This, after Musk has made several incredibly irresponsible factual misrepresentations of the current outbreak, comparing it to the common cold and suggesting that car accidents will kill more people this year than this virus.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this ventilator play is an exemption which keeps his workforce at work, working on things he wants to work on, like cars and rockets, all the while spreading COVID-19.
- new_realist 7y agoVentilator manufacturers aren't impressed by Elon Musk's offer https://mashable.com/article/experts-doubt-tesla-elon-musk-manufacture-ventilators/ https://mashable.com/article/experts-doubt-tesla-elon-musk-m...
- new_realist 7y agoNote also that in Italy, deaths from coronavirus have already surpassed yearly deaths from auto accidents—-and this is just the beginning.
- clouddrover 7y agoJohns Hopkins coronavirus case map: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html Italy is currently at 4,825 deaths.
- wmeredith 7y agoItaly had 3,333 auto accident deaths in 2016 (the latest year I could find quickly). Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic...
- ryanlol 7y agoI’m not sure how that’s relevant though, SpaceX employees are much younger and healthier than the people dying in italy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/99-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/99-of-tho... How many employees over 70 do you think SpaceX has?
- new_realist 7y agoSpaceX employees will infect everyone: their grandparents, people with pre-existinng conditions at the grocery store, etc. They will contribute to community spread.
- clouddrover 7y agoHow many friends and relatives over 70 do you think SpaceX employees have? How many parents? How many will die due to the spread of coronavirus? How many will SpaceX employees infect? Italy's death toll is now up to 5,476. That's 651 more since yesterday. How many people under 70 with severe disease will survive without medical intervention, intervention they may not get if the cases spike: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/coronavirus-in-young-people-is-it-dangerous-data-show-it-can-be https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/coronavir... How many families will see many family members die: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51978164 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51978164 Musk's comments are all kinds of stupid. Don't waste your time defending him.
- ryanlol 7y ago> Musk's comments are all kinds of stupid. Don't waste your time defending him. I don’t disagree, I’m merely objecting to the fact that new_realist appears to be deliberately misrepresenting Musk’s comments as if they weren’t silly enough as is.
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- ryanlol 7y ago>suggesting that car accidents will kill more people this year than this virus. That’s not what he said though. He was suggesting that car accidents will kill more SpaceX employees this year than the virus. That doesn’t seem very far fetched, it’s not like SpaceX employs many super old people.