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Musk has never been a covid denier. He understood that covid wasn't as dangerous as many claimed, especially for younger and healthier people. The only thing cl
by ggreer 6y ago
Musk has never been a covid denier. He understood that covid wasn't as dangerous as many claimed, especially for younger and healthier people. The only thing close to covid denialism that I can find is Musk's decision to resume production at Tesla's Fremont plant in defiance of Alameda county lockdown orders. This was in May of 2020 after months of failed negotiations with government officials. It's important to note that unlike Bachman, Musk had skin in the game. He asked that if the government sent cops to shut down the factory, only he be arrested.[1] The factory resumed production and nobody was arrested. A week or so later, Alameda county changed its rules to allow the factory to operate legally.
1. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259945593805221891 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259945593805221891 "Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me."
- Pyramus 6y agoHere's a selection of tweets for you, by a celebrity many still trust and consider a "scientific genius": @elonmusk Mar 6, 2020 The coronavirus panic is dumb https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1236029449042198528 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1236029449042198528 @elonmusk Mar 19, 2020 Based on current trends, probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1240754657263144960 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1240754657263144960 @elonmusk Mar 19, 2020 Kids are essentially immune, but elderly with existing conditions are vulnerable. Family gatherings with close contact between kids & grandparents probably most risky. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1240758710646878208 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1240758710646878208 @elonmusk Jun 29, 2020 There are a ridiculous number of false positive C19 tests, in some cases ~50%. False positives scale linearly with # of tests. This is a big part of why C19 positive tests are going up while hospitalizations & mortality are declining. Anyone who tests positive should retest. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1277507826529660928 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1277507826529660928
- ggreer 6y agoThe only screw-up I see is his prediction that the US would conquer the spread by the end of April. All the other info is pretty accurate, especially considering how little we knew back in March. Compared to most authorities and experts, he did a pretty good job. Remember two weeks to flatten the curve? Remember when the official line was that masks don't work?[1][2][3] Remember when the WHO said that travel bans are a bad idea?[4] Musk was calling the panic dumb at the same time as the WHO was saying, "Our greatest enemy right now is not the coronavirus itself. It’s fear, rumours and stigma."[5] If we judge him by the same standards as every major institution (media, governments, NGOs), Musk is far less deserving of criticism. And unlike those institutions, Musk never claimed to be an expert on the topic. 1. https://twitter.com/WHOWPRO/status/1243171683067777024 https://twitter.com/WHOWPRO/status/1243171683067777024 2. https://twitter.com/UNGeneva/status/1244661916535930886 https://twitter.com/UNGeneva/status/1244661916535930886 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312104152if_/https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/1233725785283932160 https://web.archive.org/web/20200312104152if_/https://twitte... 4. https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1224734993966096387 https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1224734993966096387 5. https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1233418231261646849 https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1233418231261646849