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> Elon needs to take rejections way less personally. That's putting it mildly. For someone with that much power and influence to have some petty vengeful tende

> Elon needs to take rejections way less personally. That's putting it mildly. For someone with that much power and influence to have some petty vengeful tendencies is extremely dangerous. It's like the "off with your head" tyrants of old.

quesera 2y ago
Imagine if the US had a President and Commander in Chief with that kind of disposition!
- tough 2y ago
  wait is not that just real life
yodsanklai 2y ago
I wonder if he had done more than insulted or fired people. With his wealth, he could inflict more damage to his enemies.
- rasz 2y ago
  When Elon Musk Tried to Destroy a Tesla Whistleblower https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-13/when-elon-musk-tried-to-destroy-tesla-whistleblower-martin-tripp https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-13/when-elon...
- ZeroGravitas 2y ago
  He sent private detectives to dig up dirt on the caver he called "pedo guy" and told journalists they were defending an abuser of children with very specific, totally invented, details to the accusation. He also then got away with it in court because he claimed he wasn't making an accusation, just using a generic insult.
- tarsinge 2y ago
  Looking at his mental and physical health I'm inclined to think that people just fantasize way too much about what wealth can really buy.
  - yodsanklai 2y ago
    In the case of health, I can see how having too much money can potentially be detrimental. If he tries hard, he can find doctors prescribing unnecessary pills or surgeries.
    - senordevnyc 2y ago
      I sincerely doubt he has to try hard at all.
      - yodsanklai 2y ago
        I naively think that the best doctors (that he has access too) would do what's best for the patient and would push back unreasonable requests.
        ben_w 2y ago
        "The best doctors he can afford" != "the best doctors he's willing to listen to". Consider for example Steve Jobs: despite his wealth, he resisted his doctors' recommendations for medical intervention for nine months in favor of alternative medicine.
marcusverus 2y ago
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- ASalazarMX 2y ago
  > But being an asshole back to an asshole is hardly a red flag. Being an asshole is almost always a red flag. It's like teaching someone to not eat grilled babies by eating grilled babies yourself to show them how bad it looks.
  - marcusverus 2y ago
    Woof.
- deleted 2y ago
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- FireBeyond 2y ago
  Speaking of weird takes. The rescuers first response wasn't "stick it up your ass", it was that they had a workable solution, the team to execute it and the last thing necessary was an even bigger media circus. Elon pouted and whined that he wasn't being taken seriously, and -then- that quote came out. That quote from, by the way, someone who was actually in the middle of coordinating the rescue, being harangued by reporters as to why they weren't indulging Musk's spur-of-the-moment idea that wasn't even remotely feasible (Musk hadn't even considered the cave geometry). I find it borderline offensive that you equate someone under stress saying "stick it up his ass" as "toxic attitude" that is on the same level as going to the media and saying "I have evidence that this person is a pedophile" (Oh, not to mention the fact that Musk then fucking HIRED a PI to try to gather evidence for when he was called on his bullshit). "Stick it up your ass" and "I have evidence that you are a pedophile" are not "reflections of the same". "Stick it up your ass" won't ruin anybody's life. Being falsely accused of pedophilia can, has, and does ruin lives. I think it takes a clear bias to even conflate the two in some attempt to defend Musk and make the cave diver the bad guy.
- h0l0cube 2y ago
  > This is a weird take. The "pedo guy" guy told Elon to stick the submarine up his ass. The weird thing here is that Elon waltzed in with a 'solution' that was ostensibly flawed to anyone but those with the most superficial understanding of what was required, and blithely presented it to actual experts who were putting their lives at risk, and then expected to be praised. What would be normal, would have been to graciously take the reality check he was given and adjust his priors. This is what actually intelligent people do: they learn; they grow up. And maybe one day, Elon will make it to adulthood, but his early fortunes have insulated him from any need for introspection.
nswest23 2y ago
> Elon needs to take rejections way less personally. taking things personally is the hallmark of the trump administration. see the press conference with Zelenskyy yesterday.

quesera 2y ago

Imagine if the US had a President and Commander in Chief with that kind of disposition!

tough 2y ago
wait is not that just real life

yodsanklai 2y ago

I wonder if he had done more than insulted or fired people. With his wealth, he could inflict more damage to his enemies.

rasz 2y ago
When Elon Musk Tried to Destroy a Tesla Whistleblower https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-13/when-elon-musk-tried-to-destroy-tesla-whistleblower-martin-tripp https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-13/when-elon...
ZeroGravitas 2y ago
He sent private detectives to dig up dirt on the caver he called "pedo guy" and told journalists they were defending an abuser of children with very specific, totally invented, details to the accusation. He also then got away with it in court because he claimed he wasn't making an accusation, just using a generic insult.
tarsinge 2y ago
Looking at his mental and physical health I'm inclined to think that people just fantasize way too much about what wealth can really buy.
- yodsanklai 2y ago
  In the case of health, I can see how having too much money can potentially be detrimental. If he tries hard, he can find doctors prescribing unnecessary pills or surgeries.
  - senordevnyc 2y ago
    I sincerely doubt he has to try hard at all.
    - yodsanklai 2y ago
      I naively think that the best doctors (that he has access too) would do what's best for the patient and would push back unreasonable requests.
      - ben_w 2y ago
        "The best doctors he can afford" != "the best doctors he's willing to listen to". Consider for example Steve Jobs: despite his wealth, he resisted his doctors' recommendations for medical intervention for nine months in favor of alternative medicine.

marcusverus 2y ago

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ASalazarMX 2y ago
> But being an asshole back to an asshole is hardly a red flag. Being an asshole is almost always a red flag. It's like teaching someone to not eat grilled babies by eating grilled babies yourself to show them how bad it looks.
- marcusverus 2y ago
  Woof.
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FireBeyond 2y ago
Speaking of weird takes. The rescuers first response wasn't "stick it up your ass", it was that they had a workable solution, the team to execute it and the last thing necessary was an even bigger media circus. Elon pouted and whined that he wasn't being taken seriously, and -then- that quote came out. That quote from, by the way, someone who was actually in the middle of coordinating the rescue, being harangued by reporters as to why they weren't indulging Musk's spur-of-the-moment idea that wasn't even remotely feasible (Musk hadn't even considered the cave geometry). I find it borderline offensive that you equate someone under stress saying "stick it up his ass" as "toxic attitude" that is on the same level as going to the media and saying "I have evidence that this person is a pedophile" (Oh, not to mention the fact that Musk then fucking HIRED a PI to try to gather evidence for when he was called on his bullshit). "Stick it up your ass" and "I have evidence that you are a pedophile" are not "reflections of the same". "Stick it up your ass" won't ruin anybody's life. Being falsely accused of pedophilia can, has, and does ruin lives. I think it takes a clear bias to even conflate the two in some attempt to defend Musk and make the cave diver the bad guy.
h0l0cube 2y ago
> This is a weird take. The "pedo guy" guy told Elon to stick the submarine up his ass. The weird thing here is that Elon waltzed in with a 'solution' that was ostensibly flawed to anyone but those with the most superficial understanding of what was required, and blithely presented it to actual experts who were putting their lives at risk, and then expected to be praised. What would be normal, would have been to graciously take the reality check he was given and adjust his priors. This is what actually intelligent people do: they learn; they grow up. And maybe one day, Elon will make it to adulthood, but his early fortunes have insulated him from any need for introspection.

nswest23 2y ago

> Elon needs to take rejections way less personally. taking things personally is the hallmark of the trump administration. see the press conference with Zelenskyy yesterday.