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I really don't think he did any more math than "I want this factory open"

by xkjkls 6y ago

heavyset_go 6y ago
Musk is a smart man, are you suggesting that he doesn't think about the obvious consequences of his actions?
- AlexandrB 6y ago
  Yes. Obviously! Why else would he give his child an unpronounceable name or publically call a perfect stranger a pedophile?
  - heavyset_go 6y ago
    > call a perfect stranger a pedophile? Smart people can be assholes, too.
    - admax88q 6y ago
      Smart people can also make stupid decisions. Just because someone is "smart" doesn't mean they are always "thinking"
    - AlexandrB 6y ago
      Smart people don't waste resources defending themselves from libel suits because they couldn't stay off twitter. If he called him a pedophile privately, that's being an asshole. Inviting legal action through public statements is a waste of everyone's time and money. See also the "going private @$420" tweet.
- xkjkls 6y ago
  I think there's a lot of evidence he often shoots from the hip.
r00fus 6y ago
I really hope we remind folks with responsibility like Musk - that their actions do have consequences, and that's why Tesla is singled out here. I say this as a huge EV proponent and someone who has a Cybertruck on order.
- zaroth 6y ago
  I’m convinced Tesla is being singled out here because Musk took an outspoken approach to COVID from the beginning, and even though every other automaker has reopened their plants and the county has allowed them to open based on a comprehensive worker safety plan, Tesla continues to be targeted with hit pieces like this which are statistically no more meaningful than saying “humans work at Tesla factory”. A Tesla factory has a fixed set of workers probably working consistent shifts, that is doing temperature checks at the entrances and supplying PPE is probably as safe as a non-work-from-home environment that we can find. They gained a lot of experience months earlier doing to same protocols on their China factory. I also have a Cybertruck in order and I can’t wait to get my hands on one. I love that they are taking the risk to bring something so unique to the mass market.

I really don't think he did any more math than "I want this factory open"

by xkjkls 6y ago

I really don't think he did any more math than "I want this factory open"

heavyset_go 6y ago

Musk is a smart man, are you suggesting that he doesn't think about the obvious consequences of his actions?

AlexandrB 6y ago
Yes. Obviously! Why else would he give his child an unpronounceable name or publically call a perfect stranger a pedophile?
- heavyset_go 6y ago
  > call a perfect stranger a pedophile? Smart people can be assholes, too.
  - admax88q 6y ago
    Smart people can also make stupid decisions. Just because someone is "smart" doesn't mean they are always "thinking"
  - AlexandrB 6y ago
    Smart people don't waste resources defending themselves from libel suits because they couldn't stay off twitter. If he called him a pedophile privately, that's being an asshole. Inviting legal action through public statements is a waste of everyone's time and money. See also the "going private @$420" tweet.
xkjkls 6y ago
I think there's a lot of evidence he often shoots from the hip.

r00fus 6y ago

I really hope we remind folks with responsibility like Musk - that their actions do have consequences, and that's why Tesla is singled out here. I say this as a huge EV proponent and someone who has a Cybertruck on order.

zaroth 6y ago
I’m convinced Tesla is being singled out here because Musk took an outspoken approach to COVID from the beginning, and even though every other automaker has reopened their plants and the county has allowed them to open based on a comprehensive worker safety plan, Tesla continues to be targeted with hit pieces like this which are statistically no more meaningful than saying “humans work at Tesla factory”. A Tesla factory has a fixed set of workers probably working consistent shifts, that is doing temperature checks at the entrances and supplying PPE is probably as safe as a non-work-from-home environment that we can find. They gained a lot of experience months earlier doing to same protocols on their China factory. I also have a Cybertruck in order and I can’t wait to get my hands on one. I love that they are taking the risk to bring something so unique to the mass market.