Clearly Musk didn't just realize realize the problem this week, but his SNL appearance kicked off a round of criticism (eg: 'Some More News' [this video] ) and the Tesla announcement is probably an attempt to get ahead of it.
Elon wields a powerful influence, a cult following. Fault is a fuzzy concept, not restricted to binary blame. Combine the poor taste of Elon fucking around with a monetary instrument, and his cult risking their life savings on his every word, and grave losses are the result. People commit suicide all the time because of large investment losses. Don't be too quick to doubt the monetary and biological loss in the US and abroad his statements likely caused. Your argument hinges on Elon not being the "hand that pulls the trigger." It's really irrelevant as everyone on HN is intelligent enough to understand that Elon is responsible for his reckless persuasions of a populace that is on average, stupid. Yes, the average person is... stupid. Especially ones who worship this man. Here is just a fraction of Elon's record: [1] Pedo Tweet: [link] [2] Hyperloop Scam: [link] [3] Boring Tunnel Scam: [link] [4] Autopilot Scam (11 confirmed deaths - should be called Enhanced Cruise Control instead): [link] [5] Founder of PayPal, a platform that has been freezing and stealing user's funds since 1998: [link] [6] Not even the founder of Tesla. He was an investor (using his grifted Paypal money - how many frozen accounts did it take?): [link] [6] Anti-union: [link] [7] Does not care for wellbeing of employees: [link] Elon is not Tony Stark or Iron Man. He is not a hero. He is not a villain. He is a highly intelligent man with many blind spots and a penchant for rash, poorly judged decisions. For
He has a long record of bad behavior. It's not a secret. Each video below includes a link to a google doc of sources (tweets, articles, whatever), but it's not terribly well organized. I think you have to be completely ignorant of Musk's actions to think he's just the victim of a media conspiracy. Sure he's associated with massive, probably overall good projects, but that doesn't make his individual actions good, nor does the success of those projects stem directly from him. Various "Some More News" videos. Humor, vulgar speech, talking about Musk: [link] [link] [link] [link] [this video]
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