Elon Musk - news and discussion

[8ball]

This is a real "only on urban" moment.

 

[Rob Ray]

No, he is genuinely stupid on things like politics.

He's not got a rounded political education, which is not the same thing. Masses of people who aren't interested/involved in the everyday of politics are similar, it doesn't make them stupid and calling them so comes across as sneering elitism — which is itself bad politics. I don't like Musk, but he's very clearly not a stupid man, merely one whose political talk is rooted in (trying to) justify his experiences as a billionaire.

 

[mather]

He's not got a rounded political education, which is not the same thing. Masses of people who aren't interested/involved in the everyday of politics are similar, it doesn't make them stupid and calling them so comes across as sneering elitism — which is itself bad politics. I don't like Musk, but he's very clearly not a stupid man, merely one whose political talk is rooted in (trying to) justify his experiences as a billionaire.

I was actually going to reply to all of that but then again I thought, why bother. It's a nice day out and I'm here wasting time talking to complete strangers about a person whom I would not piss on if they were on fire. I suggest you do the same, life is too short to waste on this crap.

 

[Rob Ray]

Tbh I wasn't really replying about Musk, but about the assumption that a lack of political savvy is the same thing as stupidity, which political folks of all stripes assume way too often.

 

[8ball]

Tbh I wasn't really replying about Musk, but about the assumption that a lack of political savvy is the same thing as stupidity, which political folks of all stripes assume way too often.

It's not just political people who do this with anyone who either doesn't know about or isn't interested in their particular thing.

 

[rekil]

After due deliberation on this matter, PD have issued a statement which confirms that chatting to randoms on the twitter when you have well over a million pounds in the bank is absolutely a little bit socialism.

 

[8ball]

After due deliberation on this matter, PD have issued a statement which confirms that chatting to randoms on the twitter when you have well over a million pounds in the bank is absolutely a little bit socialism.

Mm, yeah. That's nice.

 

[petee]

good news: flint's water is potable again.
bad news: elon musk is still around to fix the problem, should anyone want.
https://www.waterfilterdata.org/fli...ing-below-federal-action-level-for-two-years/

 

[Fez909]

good news: flint's water is now potable again.
bad news: elon musk is still around to fix the problem, should anyone want.
https://www.waterfilterdata.org/fli...ing-below-federal-action-level-for-two-years/

Bit like his submarine for the thai boys: Elon Musk queries expertise of Thai cave rescue officials

Elon Musk has questioned the expertise of Thai rescue officials who turned down his offer of a submarine, despite their having organised the successful rescue of all 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave.
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He said he would be leaving the mini submarine behind in Thailand “in case it may be useful in the future”.

 

[elbows]

 

[MickiQ]

Bit like his submarine for the thai boys: Elon Musk queries expertise of Thai cave rescue officials

this is making him look a bit of a mardy twat, fair does on him for offering up a suggestion but when they said no thanks he should have just acepted the response gracefully.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

He's full-on lost it today. Lucky he's got deep pockets because this is wildly libellous

 

[MickiQ]

This is going to cost him big time both money and a true shit storm of bad publicity.

 

[butchersapron]

He's full-on lost it today. Lucky he's got deep pockets because this is wildly libellous

That's beyond disgusting. I finished the O hagan piece on grenfell last night. There's something of the meritocratic entitlement between them. Both something nasty - and both provoked by crisis.

 

[petee]

this is making him look a bit of a mardy twat, fair does on him for offering up a suggestion but when they said no thanks he should have just acepted the response gracefully.

and they proved to be right up to it, in planning and execution both.

 

[tommers]

I saw somebody referring to Musk calling one of the divers "a pedo" and thought it was some stunning social commentary.

Imagine my surprise etc.

He's lost it.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

It's absolutely in character for tech bro manchildren who are surrounded by cronies and wannabies who reinforce that they're wealth creators and masters of the universe. It's just that they tend to have some level of filter that stops their tantrums coming through to the rest of us.

 

[petee]

and they proved to be right up to it, in planning and execution both.

e2a

Thai Cave Rescuer Explains Why Elon Musk's Rescue Idea Wouldn't Have Worked

“He can stick his submarine where it hurts,” expert caver Vern Unsworth told CNN International.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

It's absolutely in character for tech bro manchildren who are surrounded by cronies and wannabies who reinforce that they're wealth creators and masters of the universe. It's just that they tend to have some level of filter that stops their tantrums coming through to the rest of us.

Also, the previous generation usually had a peer at the company who had sufficient stature to reign in the more megalomaniac tendencies: Gates had Paul Allen, Jobs had Woz, Sergey and Larry at Google. Musk doesn't have anyone like that, neither do Zuckerberg or Bezos I think.

 

[agricola]

Also, the previous generation usually had a peer at the company who had sufficient stature to reign in the more megalomaniac tendencies: Gates had Paul Allen, Jobs had Woz, Sergey and Larry at Google. Musk doesn't have anyone like that, neither do Zuckerberg or Bezos I think.

Yes, and we live in far more stupid times than those anyway.

 

[gawkrodger]

he's been losing it for a while, but that is properly mental. I look forward to the libel payout

 

[tim]

he's been losing it for a while, but that is properly mental. I look forward to the libel payout

He'll go bust before he has to pay that out.

 

[Fez909]

 

[elbows]

I can only hope his demise mirrors one of the more satisfying bond villain death scenes.

 

[Kaka Tim]

fuck me - hes like some ritalin addled teenager gobbing off on call of duty. And out-trumping trump for delusional narcissism and lack of self awareness takes some doing.

I mean - having a toddler tantrum because the people who rescued a bunch of kids in one of the greatest real life, heroic feel good stories of all time because they wouldn't let him make it all about elon musk - and doing it before a global audience of millions - has got to go down as the gold standard in deliberately outing yourself as an utter wanker.

 

[drachir]

 

[elbows]

Time to recycle part of a joke I made some years ago and add a Musk angle to it.

Elon Must announces that he is working hard on a plan to enable Julian Assange to escape the embassy of Ecuador.

 

[elbows]

Unsworth told journalists at the cave site, where a clean-up operation is under way, the remarks about him were an attack on the entire rescue crew.

“I believe he’s called me a paedophile,” he said. “I think people realise what sort of guy [Musk] is.”

Asked if he would consider taking legal action against Musk, he told reporters: “Yes, it’s not finished.”

British cave diver considering legal action over Elon Musk's 'pedo' attack

 

[likesfish]

oh please do, I liked musk thought his rescue sub idea was dumb but a well-meaning attempt to help. But throwing a temper tantrum he's Less tony stark more Justin hammer ( although none of his gadgets are as useless or dangerous as BAE products although the SA80 wasn't remotely dangerous ( which is a major flaw in an assualt rifle)).

 

[Yossarian]

The guy has at least three technology companies to run, how has he even got the time be dicking around on Twitter saying stupid shit all the time? Who does he think he is, president of the USA?