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People don’t look at the complexity of a human character. They take the easiest extreme and run with it. I was on another HN thread where practically everyone w
by threethirtytwo 5mo ago
People don’t look at the complexity of a human character. They take the easiest extreme and run with it. I was on another HN thread where practically everyone was calling Elon a psychopath.
If you think objectively Elon is not a psychopath.
- Angostura 5mo agoYou’re right. Sociopath is probably a better fit.
- threethirtytwo 5mo ago[flagged]
- the_gastropod 5mo ago... Did you just suggest gp is "worse than Hitler" for suggesting Elon Musk, a man who's very publicly called empathy a "fundamental weakness" and "threat to Western Civilization", a sociopath? And you went on to compare the powerless women tried for witchcraft to the richest man in the history of the planet? Please go touch grass, my dude.
- threethirtytwo 5mo agoI suggested he's not in touch with reality when he accuses someone of being a sociopath who is clearly not. I compared him to the MOB that burned those women. That's the main comparison. You're the same because you and him would put elon to the slaughter because you're mob mentality is as violent as hitler. You need to get in touch with reality.
- red-iron-pine 5mo agodon't forget the literal, repeated roman salutes comparisons to nazi leaders may be apt, because he is a business leader, and a nazi
- sjsdaiuasgdia 5mo ago> Here's a test: Given the opportunity to kill Elon, you probably would. Given that you think Elon is a sociopath or evil incarnate. I'm generally against the death penalty. I'd be fine with just stripping him of his wealth and locking him in prison for the rest of his life. He doesn't need to die, but it would be good to minimize/eliminate his influence on the world.
- threethirtytwo 5mo agoRight so basically the next worst thing before death. Man people really are stupid
- sjsdaiuasgdia 5mo agoGreat crimes demand significant punishment.
- threethirtytwo 5mo agoDelusional people see crimes where no crimes exist.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 5mo agoThe destruction of the last vestiges of rule of law in the United States, an act in which Musk played a substantial role, unfortunately means he will likely not be prosecuted - but make no mistake, he has committed many crimes. And now that we are living in a lawless nation, we will all get to see how bad an idea that is.
- threethirtytwo 5mo agoThe US is a lawless nation lol? Talk about delusion.
- slater 5mo ago
- sumeno 5mo agoHe has a higher body count than any serial killer who has ever lived with DOGE alone. He may or may not be clinically diagnosable, but he's a monster either way
- ben_w 5mo agoWhile I share your opinion on his character, the first part of what you say is also true for almost everyone who wielded the kinds and scales power that was given to him via DOGE: Every battleship is a hospital not built, etc.
- sumeno 5mo agoThere's a big difference between leaders making carefully considered decisions that have life and death consequences and what doge did.
- ben_w 5mo agoSure, this is why I opened the way I did. I agree Musk's a wrong 'un.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 5mo agoThis is a false equivalency, and it minimizes the carelessness and maliciousness of how DOGE operated.
- aeternum 5mo ago> Every battleship is a hospital not built It's sad that this is believed when it's most often the opposite. Especially in this case we have a literal historical example. You'll never guess what Henry Kaiser built before creating Kaiser, the largest set of hospitals in CA.
- ben_w 5mo agoI can't imagine why you think that's a good example. The money spent on the ships* could not be double-spent on hospitals. The workers whose manual labour was dedicated to those later ships could not be simultaneously dedicated to more hospitals. The crew of a battleship cannot be simultaneously working in a hospital, the maintenance teams repairing it cannot be simultaneously repairing a hospital. Every resource-management game demonstrates this principle, even if they're all gross simplifications. * Wikipedia says Kaiser's ships were cargo and transport, not battleships, which means they had the potential to be a net positive on the economy. This is better than a battleship, because domestic military gear can't be a net positive: the point is to keep matériel and personnel around to deter enemies, and only use them for training and when enemies aren't deterred.