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But people still act like Musk is a crank. The cognitive dissonance is real.
by slowhadoken 3y ago
But people still act like Musk is a crank. The cognitive dissonance is real.
- deeviant 3y ago> The cognitive dissonance is real. Indeed.
- slowhadoken 3y agoYeah I'm super tired of these circa 2015 games. Everyone is just losing money and having a bad time. I mean besides me lmfao
- cheeze 3y agoI think both can be true. Musk is a buffoon in the media and things like X haven't really panned out. But SpaceX is on their stuff well. Both are true, IMO.
- slowhadoken 3y agoThat's a prime example of cognitive dissonance. In the media he's an idiot but he puts rockets into space. Here's a wild idea: maybe, JUST MAYBE, the media presenting him in an negative light.
- theshackleford 3y agoHe puts himself in a negative light, he doesn’t need assistance.
- slowhadoken 3y agoI disagree.
- theshackleford 3y agoYou can disagree with reality all you like, but it won’t change it. The moron broadcasts his stupidity openly and publically.
- slowhadoken 3y agoSays you. You ever put a rocket or a satellite into space?
- theshackleford 3y agoI don't remember claiming the guy doesnt have a day job? Even if it was relevent, firing rockets into space doesnt somehow mean the moronic shitposts you make suddenly don't exist. And finally "i'm" not saying anything, the guy sharts every other thought into his twitter megaphone. I'm just taking that feed at face value. Unless of course you now claim to speak for and translate on behalf of old Elon.
- slowhadoken 3y agoYou’re flailing. A guy who founded a rocket company probably knows more about it than you. It’s not a crazy thing to admit.
- theshackleford 3y agoJust admit your unfounded and incorrect conspiracy theories are complete nonsense and move on. It’s not a crazy thing to admit.
- slowhadoken 3y agoYou’re dedicated, I’ll give you that smh lol
- imtringued 3y agoI hope the first sentence refers to your own comment, because it indeed is a prime example of cognitive dissonance. I couldn't think of a better one. You can be a rich idiot and delegate the actual work to smart people, that isn't a contradiction. What you are demonstrating is cognitive dissonance, because it is Elon Musk himself that is presenting himself in a negative light and then you somehow pin his own public behaviour on the media.
- slowhadoken 3y agoToo convoluted.
- sandofsky 3y agoThese responses always confuse me. Musk doesn't design or build the rockets. It's fascinating to see SpaceX succeed while Twitter fails, because the former has management in place to keep things on the rails, while the latter has Musk unchecked. He does appear to be good at raising money, through a mixture of government subsidies and making things up to pump valuations. It's just that instead of Tesla's "self driving cars are coming next year" it's about missions to Mars. (You could argue that this is similar Steve Jobs' reality distortion field, except... Apple actually delivered.) But even if Musk had a hand in things, professional success does validate unwell behavior. Howard Hughes was a successful aircraft engineer despite, but clearly suffered from severe mental illness. The difference is that Hughs lived out his decline in private, while Musk is live-tweeting his unraveling.
- slowhadoken 3y agoYou're illustrating my point. Your formula is: if SpaceX does well then Elon Musk has nothing to do with it. If Twitter/X fails it's Elon Musk's fault. BUT if something unexpected happens with a SpaceX launch all of a sudden it's Elon Musk's fault again. This is the game. Then people pretend his behavior is "unwell" or "unhinged". Then I ask them "how is he unhinged" and I get a long confusing rant about nonsense. Personally I prefer progress over a popularity. Nerds are just bullying nerds at this point.
- imtringued 3y agoSo the only reason why people shouldn't get away with bad public behaviour is that they aren't a billionaire? I think you are the bully here.
- slowhadoken 3y agoMaybe sit this one out, bud.
- sandofsky 3y agoI just explained the difference between the two companies. At Twitter he has the clearance to do whatever he wants. At SpaceX, there are constraints. I never mentioned a failed SpaceX launch. Imagine describing Musk’s behavior to a stranger while leaving out a name: Impulsively buying a beleaguered business, then destroying its only revenue through further impulsivity. Would a well person in his situation give the recent, “Go Fuck Yourself” speech to advertisers?
- archagon 3y agoWe all have eyes and ears. Whatever the merits of SpaceX might be, his behavior is not subtle.
- slowhadoken 3y agoThere’s nothing subtile about a rocket either. He’s not waiter or a safe cracker.