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Yeah, how Musk is generally a hero in the popular imagination of the internet rather than a Bond Villain is beyond me...

• toolz 5y ago
  It's pretty simple for me, him and the people he surrounds himself with create tech and don't force anyone to use it. I suspect anyone who dislikes Musk is someone who has a general disdain for everyone on top. I don't expect perfection from Musk, but it's easy to imagine he does most everything with good intentions, or at least no malice. I'm a fan of anyone willing to go broke for what they believe in though and I do recognize his social influence is so strong that it would be very difficult for any human to handle that without getting a god complex.
• dalbasal 5y ago
  He's both, which seems an inevitability these days. If enough people glorify someone, a countermovement emerges inevitably. The reverse, more worryingly, is also sometimes true. I'm in the "hero" camp, yet I still made that comment about neuralink. I would probably be more shrill in my concerns if Zuck was doing neuralink. But ultimately, I don't think the individual matters much. The creepiness of social media ads and recommendations systems is mostly because of what those platforms are, not the individual publicly leading them.
• npteljes 5y ago
  The current PR strategy is to be relatable and give people some comfort, or something cool, something that entices them. And do the shady stuff in a way they least perceive it.