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Ah, and here my problem with Eric is he basically never criticizes Elon and only calls him "controversial". He's just a Musk mouthpiece at this point.
by miltonlost 8mo ago
Ah, and here my problem with Eric is he basically never criticizes Elon and only calls him "controversial". He's just a Musk mouthpiece at this point.
- mistercheph 8mo agoWhat would you do if you loved space as much as he does? There are no other heroes to cheer for
- mbreese 8mo agoOr many other sources. If you’re writing about Space, you kinda need to cover SpaceX. If you’re opening critical of everything the owner says, pretty soon you won’t have any sources at SpaceX to give you the insights you need to do your job. I get the impression that the space field is pretty small, so you might not want to burn too many bridges. Also, mission lengths can cover decades. In this case, it might be best to have a short memory when the story has a long time horizon.
- somenameforme 8mo agoThis is even more true when politics has a rather short time horizon. Musk decided to jump into public politics at a time when the nation is substantially more divided and radicalized than it's been in living memory for most of us, to say nothing of being fueled by a media that's descended into nothing but endless hyper partisan yellow journalism. It's not really a surprise that things didn't work out great. But as the 'affected' move on to new people and new controversies, perspectives will moderate and normalize over time. And, with any luck, Elon can get back to what he does well and we can get men back on the Moon and then on Mars in the not so distant future.
- ozmodiar 8mo agoElon just needs a wild party to blow off steam.
- kbelder 8mo agoAll of Musk's political nonsense, social media theatrics, etc., aside, if SpaceX performs over the next decade or two the way one would hope, he'll be remembered for centuries because of that. Tesla, X, his political dalliances, will fade to obscurity compared to that.
- ozmodiar 8mo agoIf there's one thing I've learned, it's that there are no heroes to cheer for.
- amarant 8mo agoArs is already a anti-Elon echo chamber. I stopped paying my subscription after a moderator endorsed a commenter issuing a (almost certainly empty) death threat to Elon. I think death threats are a bit too far. But in that environment I have to applause Eric for sticking to the technical and not giving in to the angry mob think that surrounds him. A true tech journalist with integrity. A mouth piece would be lauding Elon where uncalled for. I've never seen him do that, but feel free to prove me wrong! Imo Eric Berger and Beth Mole are the only parts of ars worth a damn anymore. If they started their own blog I would be happy to pay a subscription to them
- metabagel 8mo agoMusk illegally impounded funds resulting in about 800,000 deaths a year for the foreseeable future. It does tend to make one angry.
- roughly 8mo agoYes, but that’s indirect violence, we’re fine with that. Calling for someone’s death directly - as in, by name, and not via a complicated policy recommendation? Well, that’s just rude.
- amarant 8mo agoI'm not saying he's a great guy, I'm saying death threats are a bridge too far, especially for professional journalists.
- holoduke 8mo ago[flagged]
- hunterpayne 8mo agoPlease explain this.
- kranke155 8mo agoNot sure what you’d like him to do here. He’s not a political journalist.