07-10-2023, 12:47 PM
(07-10-2023, 12:41 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Hey, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt.
You're a better man than me.
Quote:I mean, what you are describing is the classic conflict between democracy and capitalism. I don't disagree with you, I just get frustrated when people fail to understand this. These sorts of things are messy and people are generally too quick to put people on a pedestal. To be fair, I feel the same about people who typically agree with me. I really dislike the cults that have popped up around various people and it is becoming all too common in the age of social media.
I don't disagree at all. I think the Musk thing is interesting because his group of admirers has shifted completely. That said, Musk makes more sense to me, as he seems like a more regular guy, but that I mean a person with foibles and flaws. He's certainly an odd dude, and I'm sure his autism is a large contributor to this. But I think the thing that resonates the most with people, and what I find most admirable about him, is that I think he genuinely cares about the future of the human race. Some would argue that if he did he'd be doing things like feeding people and building housing. But he's addressing it in ways that appeal to him, space exploration/expansion, internet access, alternative energy etc.
He's certainly far from perfect, and it's clear he's very capable of being petty. But when you compare him to a comic book villain like Bezos or a lizard person like Zuckerberg it's easier to see why people like him.
