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He called someone a retard a few days ago for thinking (correctly, in case I have to spell that out for Musk fans) that the government uses SQL. I thought both

He called someone a retard a few days ago for thinking (correctly, in case I have to spell that out for Musk fans) that the government uses SQL. I thought both the technical content and character of that statement were worth discussing here but it got flagged: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43078219 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43078219 He did also do three Seig Heils behind the president's seal at the end of a political rally, so there's that too.

gulfofamerica 2y ago
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- belter 2y ago
  His grandfather was a Nazi and a Racist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_N._Haldeman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_N._Haldeman His father advocates eugenics and married his stepdaughter "Errol Musk on dating his stepdaughter" - https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3188639/completely-normal-errol-musk-dating-his-stepdaughter-jana https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/31886... "Elon Musk's father suggests having babies should be more like breeding horses" - https://news.sky.com/story/i-wouldnt-call-it-eugenics-as-such-how-elon-musks-views-might-influence-donald-trumps-policies-13261496 https://news.sky.com/story/i-wouldnt-call-it-eugenics-as-suc... So Elon is....? "‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute" - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gesture-speaks-for-itself-germans-divided-over-musks-apparent-nazi-salute https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gestu... "Nazi billionaires: Fascism in the Elon Musk family tree" - https://mronline.org/2025/01/28/nazi-billionaires/ https://mronline.org/2025/01/28/nazi-billionaires/ Is this what Mathematicians call proof by Induction?
  - scarab92 2y ago
    I think that's called guilt by association, which is a logical fallacy. Also, Musk is estranged from his father.
    - belter 2y ago
      The logical fallacy of associating Musk with his statements? "Elon Musk tells German far-right crowd the nation should move beyond "past guilt" ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day" - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-germany-far-right-afd-remarks-auschwitz-holocaust-remembrance-day/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-germany-far-right-afd... "Elon Musk appears on video at German far right campaign event" - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/elon-musk-appears-video-german-far-right-campaign-event-2025-01-25/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/elon-musk-appears-video...
      - scarab92 2y ago
        I'm glad we're atleast looking at Musk's own actions now, but no, supporting the right isn't evidence of Nazism nor is it Nazism to not feel guilty for actions you didn't do.
        belter 2y ago
        Yes, let's look at Musk actions shall we? : "Elon Musk: A timeline of his most recent controversial moments" - https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-what-are-his-most-recent-controversial-moments-13019651 https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-what-are-his-most-recen... "A Reminder of Just Some of the Terrible Things Elon Musk has Said and Done" - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/elon-musk-twitter-terrible-things-hes-said-and-done https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/elon-musk-twitter-te...
        throwaway70269 2y ago
        I opened "A Reminder of Just Some of the Terrible Things Elon Musk has Said and Done" > Claiming in March 2020 that people worried about the coronavirus were “dumb” The linked post says "The coronavirus panic is dumb" and was made before even the first lockdown in the west. > Saying the U.S. government shouldn‘t provide subsidies to companies after receiving billions in subsidies from the U.S government Linked article listes a bunch of contracts Musk's companies made with the US government. > Tweeting, “Pronouns suck” Seriously? > Tweeting a photo of Bill Gates and writing, “in case u need to lose a boner fast” [an image of Bill Gates with bad posture and a beer belly] I heard he also called a classmate a poopy head in kindergarden. Did you really read this article and agree those are the most "terrible" things he's ever done?
- FranzFerdiNaN 2y ago
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- tasuki 2y ago
  Knowing nothing about this, are you claiming that he didn't do the sieg heil or that he did and is not a nazi?

gulfofamerica 2y ago

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belter 2y ago
His grandfather was a Nazi and a Racist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_N._Haldeman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_N._Haldeman His father advocates eugenics and married his stepdaughter "Errol Musk on dating his stepdaughter" - https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3188639/completely-normal-errol-musk-dating-his-stepdaughter-jana https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/31886... "Elon Musk's father suggests having babies should be more like breeding horses" - https://news.sky.com/story/i-wouldnt-call-it-eugenics-as-such-how-elon-musks-views-might-influence-donald-trumps-policies-13261496 https://news.sky.com/story/i-wouldnt-call-it-eugenics-as-suc... So Elon is....? "‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute" - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gesture-speaks-for-itself-germans-divided-over-musks-apparent-nazi-salute https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gestu... "Nazi billionaires: Fascism in the Elon Musk family tree" - https://mronline.org/2025/01/28/nazi-billionaires/ https://mronline.org/2025/01/28/nazi-billionaires/ Is this what Mathematicians call proof by Induction?
- scarab92 2y ago
  I think that's called guilt by association, which is a logical fallacy. Also, Musk is estranged from his father.
  - belter 2y ago
    The logical fallacy of associating Musk with his statements? "Elon Musk tells German far-right crowd the nation should move beyond "past guilt" ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day" - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-germany-far-right-afd-remarks-auschwitz-holocaust-remembrance-day/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-germany-far-right-afd... "Elon Musk appears on video at German far right campaign event" - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/elon-musk-appears-video-german-far-right-campaign-event-2025-01-25/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/elon-musk-appears-video...
    - scarab92 2y ago
      I'm glad we're atleast looking at Musk's own actions now, but no, supporting the right isn't evidence of Nazism nor is it Nazism to not feel guilty for actions you didn't do.
      - belter 2y ago
        Yes, let's look at Musk actions shall we? : "Elon Musk: A timeline of his most recent controversial moments" - https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-what-are-his-most-recent-controversial-moments-13019651 https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-what-are-his-most-recen... "A Reminder of Just Some of the Terrible Things Elon Musk has Said and Done" - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/elon-musk-twitter-terrible-things-hes-said-and-done https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/elon-musk-twitter-te...
        throwaway70269 2y ago
        I opened "A Reminder of Just Some of the Terrible Things Elon Musk has Said and Done" > Claiming in March 2020 that people worried about the coronavirus were “dumb” The linked post says "The coronavirus panic is dumb" and was made before even the first lockdown in the west. > Saying the U.S. government shouldn‘t provide subsidies to companies after receiving billions in subsidies from the U.S government Linked article listes a bunch of contracts Musk's companies made with the US government. > Tweeting, “Pronouns suck” Seriously? > Tweeting a photo of Bill Gates and writing, “in case u need to lose a boner fast” [an image of Bill Gates with bad posture and a beer belly] I heard he also called a classmate a poopy head in kindergarden. Did you really read this article and agree those are the most "terrible" things he's ever done?
FranzFerdiNaN 2y ago
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tasuki 2y ago
Knowing nothing about this, are you claiming that he didn't do the sieg heil or that he did and is not a nazi?