> Working to pay off loans doesn’t mean they won’t have salary. You’ve had loans, haven’t you? I didn't say they wouldn't be getting any money. I said they'd b

> Working to pay off loans doesn’t mean they won’t have salary. You’ve had loans, haven’t you? I didn't say they wouldn't be getting any money. I said they'd be indentured servants. Which they would. Indentured servants aren't slaves. They are beholden to the people or corporation who hold their debt, though—and I have absolutely zero faith that a Mars colony run by Elon Musk would make the life of an indentured servant in his colony look like anything close to the life of someone who paid full price to come. > That is an uncharitable take. You're damn right it's an uncharitable take. I do not believe Elon Musk deserves the benefit of any doubt at this point. He has demonstrated himself to be a despicable human being on a number of accounts—even before he started actively allying himself with white supremacists and neo-Nazis. Let me reiterate, just to be 100% clear: I believe that because of his demonstrated behavior, Elon Musk, unlike nearly anyone else one could name, deserves his statements in articles like this to be treated with the maximum skepticism and interpreted in the least charitable way.