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I used to be pretty much a Elon fanboy. I don't hate him now, but feel mixed and largely neutral about him. What did that for me is that his communication on Tw

I used to be pretty much a Elon fanboy. I don't hate him now, but feel mixed and largely neutral about him. What did that for me is that his communication on Twitter seemed to ignore the fact that having a very large audience brings responsibility. It's different if I mention to some buddies in the pub over beers that I read some research about vaccines that made me wonder if I should get the vaccine than if I tweet the same thing to an audience of many million people. I am just making this vaccine example up in this case because I am too lazy to go back through his history, but he has said a lot of things with wide-reaching implications without doing proper research and due diligence required when communicating to that many people, many of whom see him as a role model. This does very real harm and makes me question his maturity.

snovv_crash 3y ago
Same boat. I think he's been in a place where nobody has said "no" to him in such a long time that he's just lost touch a bit with reality. Also, I really don't think it's fair to make opinions of him unless you also make opinions of the other billionaire's based on what they actually think, not just their PR firm. You're not going to get _any_ off-the-cuff remarks from Bezos, for example.
- ajmurmann 3y ago
  > Also, I really don't think it's fair to make opinions of him unless you also make opinions of the other billionaire's based on what they actually think, not just their PR firm. You're not going to get _any_ off-the-cuff remarks from Bezos, for example. That's my point though. I am not judging the content of his opinions. I am concerned about the fact that he is voicing them with little care. Everybody has some weird opinions and half-baked ideas. It's very different to have these thoughts in your head vs sharing them with friends and family or to to voice them to 160 million followers. He can think in private whatever he wants and I wouldn't care or judge him unless it starts to impact other people. I think lots of weird shit, but it just makes my wife roll her eyes. Nobody is gonna die from it.

snovv_crash 3y ago

Same boat. I think he's been in a place where nobody has said "no" to him in such a long time that he's just lost touch a bit with reality. Also, I really don't think it's fair to make opinions of him unless you also make opinions of the other billionaire's based on what they actually think, not just their PR firm. You're not going to get _any_ off-the-cuff remarks from Bezos, for example.

ajmurmann 3y ago
> Also, I really don't think it's fair to make opinions of him unless you also make opinions of the other billionaire's based on what they actually think, not just their PR firm. You're not going to get _any_ off-the-cuff remarks from Bezos, for example. That's my point though. I am not judging the content of his opinions. I am concerned about the fact that he is voicing them with little care. Everybody has some weird opinions and half-baked ideas. It's very different to have these thoughts in your head vs sharing them with friends and family or to to voice them to 160 million followers. He can think in private whatever he wants and I wouldn't care or judge him unless it starts to impact other people. I think lots of weird shit, but it just makes my wife roll her eyes. Nobody is gonna die from it.