> Heaven forbid someone has a radical new idea for fusion power or to reduce carbon in the atmosphere or to cure cancer. They may just keep it to themselves kno

> Heaven forbid someone has a radical new idea for fusion power or to reduce carbon in the atmosphere or to cure cancer. They may just keep it to themselves knowing the reaction they'll get. Or, y'know, they might put the idea as an idea rather than an argument about why the government should stop funding wind farms or chemotherapy... Elon can trash and actively try to stop infrastructure projects actually due to be built all he likes, but as soon as someone suggests his vaporware alternative might not be proposed in the best of faith, we have to worry about about how hurting his feelings might set back infrastructure growth?