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The pedo guy incident opened a lot of doors because he has zero credibility, so he can say anything he wants, and it's ok because you can't believe anything he

The pedo guy incident opened a lot of doors because he has zero credibility, so he can say anything he wants, and it's ok because you can't believe anything he says.

nailer 4y ago
Most people regularly say things that they believe are true, but probably not proven. Yes, celebrities generally shouldn't do that. I don't follow how that means they have zero credibility.
- paxys 4y ago
  That's literally what credibility means. You may be smart and influential but if you cry wolf one too many times people are going to start to take everything you say with a grain of salt. After a hundred such incidents involving Musk that's where his reputation is going.
  - nailer 4y ago
    Personally I think Elon was foolish for calling the cave guy a pedo. But things like missed deadlines I don’t really think affect his credibility. It’s technology, estimates are hard. Most of the supposed damage to Elon’s reputation is simply attacks by Twitter competitors. Think of the hoax a few weeks ago about people being forced to read his tweets.
    - therouwboat 4y ago
      Its just "foolish" trying to ruin someones life? He tried to give buzzfeed "off the record" info that the cave rescuer had a child bride in thailand.
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      - nailer 4y ago
        Did he have the info?
- weeblewobble 4y ago
  Saying Elon “believed” the diver guy was a pedophile is cutting Elon a lot of slack. Perhaps “imagined” or “wanted to believe” or, more charitably, “guessed” would be more appropriate. Most likely what happened is Elon felt insulted and decided to use his enormous platform to make wild allegations
  - nailer 4y ago
    He seemed fairly convinced at the time: — "He's an old, single white guy from England who's been travelling to or living in Thailand for 30 to 40 years, mostly Pattaya Beach, until moving to Chiang Rai for a child bride who was about 12 years old at the time. "There's only one reason people go to Pattaya Beach. It isn't where you go for caves, but it is where you'd go for something else. Chiang Rai is renowned for child sex-trafficking."

The pedo guy incident opened a lot of doors because he has zero credibility, so he can say anything he wants, and it's ok because you can't believe anything he says.

nailer 4y ago

Most people regularly say things that they believe are true, but probably not proven. Yes, celebrities generally shouldn't do that. I don't follow how that means they have zero credibility.

paxys 4y ago
That's literally what credibility means. You may be smart and influential but if you cry wolf one too many times people are going to start to take everything you say with a grain of salt. After a hundred such incidents involving Musk that's where his reputation is going.
- nailer 4y ago
  Personally I think Elon was foolish for calling the cave guy a pedo. But things like missed deadlines I don’t really think affect his credibility. It’s technology, estimates are hard. Most of the supposed damage to Elon’s reputation is simply attacks by Twitter competitors. Think of the hoax a few weeks ago about people being forced to read his tweets.
  - therouwboat 4y ago
    Its just "foolish" trying to ruin someones life? He tried to give buzzfeed "off the record" info that the cave rescuer had a child bride in thailand.
    - deleted 4y ago
      [deleted]
    - nailer 4y ago
      Did he have the info?
weeblewobble 4y ago
Saying Elon “believed” the diver guy was a pedophile is cutting Elon a lot of slack. Perhaps “imagined” or “wanted to believe” or, more charitably, “guessed” would be more appropriate. Most likely what happened is Elon felt insulted and decided to use his enormous platform to make wild allegations
- nailer 4y ago
  He seemed fairly convinced at the time: — "He's an old, single white guy from England who's been travelling to or living in Thailand for 30 to 40 years, mostly Pattaya Beach, until moving to Chiang Rai for a child bride who was about 12 years old at the time. "There's only one reason people go to Pattaya Beach. It isn't where you go for caves, but it is where you'd go for something else. Chiang Rai is renowned for child sex-trafficking."