Read it like this: the workers could not be held accountable anyway since re-opening was his own demand as the business owner. He is already responsible, not th

Read it like this: the workers could not be held accountable anyway since re-opening was his own demand as the business owner. He is already responsible, not the workers, so that 'sacrifice' is void of meaning. I don't see any way that can be read as a defense of Musk. But mostly I wanted to point out that your comment is in bad taste, and against HN guidelines. That kind of generalization never lands well.