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> Workers certainly have the right to quit based on Elon Musk's off-work comments. Why should Musk have less right to free association? I think we need to stop
by palmotea 1y ago
> Workers certainly have the right to quit based on Elon Musk's off-work comments. Why should Musk have less right to free association?
I think we need to stop pretending that some random Joe and the richest man on earth are an apples to apples comparison. It's pretty clear that individual rights that are fine when exercised by a regular person with regular-person power can turn into tyranny when exercised by someone with extraordinary power.
To given an extreme example to prove the point: the First Amendment would be dead letter if extremely wealthy person were allowed to control all the businesses in the country and was allowed to fire anyone who criticized him on their personal time.
Musk is the richest man on Earth, he should have extra constraints on his behavior, due the the power his wealth gives him.