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From previous stories about Elon, telling him he’s wrong is a guarantee you’re going under that bus.
by LiquidSky 3y ago
From previous stories about Elon, telling him he’s wrong is a guarantee you’re going under that bus.
- WalterBright 3y agoEvery person in power is told he's wrong every day, all day, by most everyone. Heck, I've hired people to teach me things, told them they were wrong, and learned the hard way, many times.
- LiquidSky 3y ago>Every person in power is told he's wrong every day, all day, by most everyone. Not those who just punish anyone who dares. Then they're just not told anything but "yes, sir" until disaster strikes.
- cgio 3y agoNot in Musk’s defense, I guess there are enough signs that his posture is authoritarian and therefore bound to end up with yes-men, but people in power also sometimes are willing to listen in the proper context. I.e. as long as it is in private or in a trusted forum, where being the Cassandra does not link the warning with their leadership. Of course the really powerful will also react to potentially uncomfortable feedback in a proper forum or in person, rather than in public.
- BearOso 3y agoThen you haven't heard about about Vladimir Putin.
- chrisweekly 3y ago> Every person in power is told he's wrong every day, all day, by most everyone. Wait, what? That's a ridiculous assertion, even taken as hyperbole. A huge percentage of people in power surround themselves with "yes-men", and are allergic to (even constructive) criticism, let alone direct disagreement.
- WalterBright 3y agoHow many people tell Musk he's wrong every day? From reading social media, probably around a million! Heck, just look at the replies to his Twitter posts.
- short_sells_poo 3y agoThe millions of people on social media are not the one surrounding Musk and having his ear. Let's say there are a 100 people who actually interact with him in a professional context. Those are the ones that are yes men.
- iainmerrick 3y agoThat’s not the same thing at all. The original comment was clearly talking about people who work directly for him, whom he has the power to fire on the spot.
- Waterluvian 3y agoThis only happens to good leaders, not all leaders. Bad leaders systematically stop this behaviour through various forms of discouragement.