Is that really true? Young children perhaps. IME most folks learn that people ar...

tbrownaw · 2026-01-14T00:16:51 1768349811

For example, the general attitude shift about Elon Musk following that cave rescue incident. Before that he could do no wrong, and after that he could do no right.

marcus_holmes · 2026-01-14T01:42:40 1768354960

I'm struggling to think of anything he did after the cave incident that could be construed as right?

I don't think this is an interpretation problem. I think he genuinely started going down a path that most of us disagree with.

sdenton4 · 2026-01-14T07:00:54 1768374054

If taking heroic doses of ketamine on a regular basis is wrong, I don't want to be right.

fartfeatures · 2026-01-14T04:24:17 1768364657

Neuralink is incredibly cool and that's just the first thing that comes to mind. You might be struggling to realise people aren't binary.

marcus_holmes · 2026-01-14T07:16:39 1768374999

Neuralink scares the bejeesus out of me, for good reasons. But I'll grant you it could be used for good.

And no, I'm very OK with non-binary people.

interestpiqued · 2026-01-14T15:47:33 1768405653

He’s providing starlink for free to Iranians right now afaik.

marcus_holmes · 2026-01-15T00:51:47 1768438307

Fair point. And he provided free coverage for a long while with Ukraine [0].

I'm tempted to speculate on reasons, but I think I'll just leave it and admit that yes, he did a good thing here.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russian-Ukrain...

greedo · 2026-01-14T15:29:54 1768404594

He was just better at his PR and kept his filter running. Once he hit a critical mass of money and influence, he let the mask slip.