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> I don't care if you cure cancer and invent intergalactic space travel I mean, at some point I do care. I'd much prefer a world in which society would do the
by yellowapple 4y ago
> I don't care if you cure cancer and invent intergalactic space travel
I mean, at some point I do care.
I'd much prefer a world in which society would do the things SpaceX is doing without needing some centibillionaire manchild to be the face of it. I'm also cognizant of perfect being the enemy of good. You can praise the ways Musk is influencing the world for the better while simultaneously condemning the ways Musk is influencing the world for the worse; those are not mutually exclusive, despite the insistence otherwise by Elon "fanboys" and "haters" alike.
- _8j50 4y agoIt is natural when you are powerful to let your worst impulses get the best of you and it is human to make mistakes but when you are a public figure people will imitate you and when you cause harm to others on purpose and you refuse to admit it was a mistake you are enabling others in some capacity to do the same. I said I don't care what he did because the harm he is causing due to his unapologetic arrogance is in the present and future, it is ongoing. Overlooking it means supporting and enabling his behavior in society. Not that I won't be grateful if he cures cancer, just that he and everyone else in this society need to know when you cross certain lines you will always be held to accountability.