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by makomk 2895 days ago
The short answer is, this article completely omits the part of the diver's comments that actually made the headlines originally. He also said it was just a PR stunt, and everyone latched onto this as proof that Elon Musk was an evil person for even trying and that the dive team who'd actually rescued the kids confirmed it. It was only after Elon's subsequent morally-bankrupt smear made for a better avenue of attack that the media started downplaying the diver's comments as just some minor technical criticism rather than iron-clad proof Musk was a monster taking advantage of kids' peril.