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Take it to it's absurd conclusion... Is it morally wrong for you to have a job sitting at a desk while someone else digs ditches all day? It's obviously not. T
by friend_and_foe 3y ago
Take it to it's absurd conclusion... Is it morally wrong for you to have a job sitting at a desk while someone else digs ditches all day?
It's obviously not. The fundamental differentiator is what is the nature of the job? What are the needs to accomplish the work being performed? If it's typing on a computer and talking to people, it can be done from home. It's not morally wrong to do it that way.
As someone who generally likes what Musk has to say, this one threw me for a loop. He's smarter than that and I don't think for one second he truly believes that. I think it's a public position he is taking on the subject, moralizing to dismiss criticism, he has other motivations. I don't think they're "his ego" but I don't think he genuinely believes it's morally wrong to sit down while typing.