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Sorry, but I don't understand how you could take a charitable interpretation of Elon Musk's history when it comes to privacy. This is the same guy that hired a

Sorry, but I don't understand how you could take a charitable interpretation of Elon Musk's history when it comes to privacy. This is the same guy that hired a detective to try and investigate someone he disliked (the whole 'pedo guy' incident). He's been unmasking low level employees as rage bait for his Twitter crowd. He's shared sensitive information with far right individuals.

DoreenMichele 4y ago
No one is a monolith and once someone has a "bad reputation" for a particular thing, good luck reversing it. I saw some tweet with him saying (rather stupidly) that he is so committed to free speech that he will not take down @elonjet and it was, of course, mocking the fact that it was now down. His previous position was dumb -- just like I was initially dumb to be sharing so much information about myself online, which brought out the worst in some people. I wasn't a "bad person" to be oversharing. I was naive. I had lived a very private life and it was really hard for me to figure out how to negotiate a relationship to the public. It was painful. I imagine that for a lot of things, such a wealthy man gets a lot of deference in face-to-face stuff. That can make it hard to get a good idea of what's real and what's just ass-kissing bullshit and that's not how the world really works. I wish HN would keep its dignity even if Elon Musk cannot seem to do so. And giving no room for any nuance in the discussion is not it.
- ModernMech 4y ago
  > I imagine that for a lot of things, such a wealthy man gets a lot of deference in face-to-face stuff. That can make it hard to get a good idea of what's real and what's just ass-kissing bullshit and that's not how the world really works. The affluenza defense never ceases to get a belly laugh out of me. Thanks for that.
  - AnimalMuppet 4y ago
    You think Doreen is using "the affluenza defense"? Seriously? One, she's one of the most thoughtful, honest people here. Two, of all the people least likely to be impressed by wealth, she's probably close to the top of the list. Maybe consider taking her post at face value also?
    - ModernMech 4y ago
      I don’t really know who the poster is, so I’m sorry if I’m missing some context you have. She said men who are so rich can’t get a good read of the world due to how rich they are. At face value, that to me reads “affluenza”. Willing to hear another interpretation.

DoreenMichele 4y ago

No one is a monolith and once someone has a "bad reputation" for a particular thing, good luck reversing it. I saw some tweet with him saying (rather stupidly) that he is so committed to free speech that he will not take down @elonjet and it was, of course, mocking the fact that it was now down. His previous position was dumb -- just like I was initially dumb to be sharing so much information about myself online, which brought out the worst in some people. I wasn't a "bad person" to be oversharing. I was naive. I had lived a very private life and it was really hard for me to figure out how to negotiate a relationship to the public. It was painful. I imagine that for a lot of things, such a wealthy man gets a lot of deference in face-to-face stuff. That can make it hard to get a good idea of what's real and what's just ass-kissing bullshit and that's not how the world really works. I wish HN would keep its dignity even if Elon Musk cannot seem to do so. And giving no room for any nuance in the discussion is not it.

ModernMech 4y ago
> I imagine that for a lot of things, such a wealthy man gets a lot of deference in face-to-face stuff. That can make it hard to get a good idea of what's real and what's just ass-kissing bullshit and that's not how the world really works. The affluenza defense never ceases to get a belly laugh out of me. Thanks for that.
- AnimalMuppet 4y ago
  You think Doreen is using "the affluenza defense"? Seriously? One, she's one of the most thoughtful, honest people here. Two, of all the people least likely to be impressed by wealth, she's probably close to the top of the list. Maybe consider taking her post at face value also?
  - ModernMech 4y ago
    I don’t really know who the poster is, so I’m sorry if I’m missing some context you have. She said men who are so rich can’t get a good read of the world due to how rich they are. At face value, that to me reads “affluenza”. Willing to hear another interpretation.