> Not trying to defend the guy, but come on - he bought a company, took it private, and he is now free to ruin it as he sees fit. if you can legally do somethi

> Not trying to defend the guy, but come on - he bought a company, took it private, and he is now free to ruin it as he sees fit. if you can legally do something, then it's ok to do it? or you should do it? your argument seems pretty amoral - like, you don't expect musk to even have a sense of right and wrong, much less try to act in a manner which many/most would consider decently. > And we have to consider the fact that when a celebrity does something, it is blown to a much bigger proportion by the media. i could see this argument, but musk's actions are having serious consequences on thousands++ of people, at least -- thus, i would argue it is and should be a big deal. that he is a celebrity is irrelevant, imo. > your thesis that bad behaviour only happens because people are unaccountable is demonstrably false. only? no. but is bad / antisocial behaviour much more likely when expected to be relatively free of consequences? i'd almost bet my life on it. maybe there's some wrinkle i haven't thought of yet, but it doesn't seem like rocket science.