[huijzer]

I find it sad that almost nobody is willing to take a nuanced view on Elon. I can highly recommend people to read Isaacson‘s biography of him. You don’t have to like him (you won’t), but it’s good to have a well formed opinion.

[anotherhue]

With less snide than this will sound like: There are better things to spend my time forming opinions on. Music/Art/Family...

He's occupying enough brainspace as it is and I've had enough.

[glimshe]

We spend too much time thinking about celebrities in general. Irrespective of your opinions on Musk, Zuckerberg, Sam Altman etc, it's probably healthier to spend time thinking about your friends and family instead.

[bayindirh]

I bin celebrities into "insane people with too much money" bucket and spend minimal time on them. This allows me to keep them away from my life.

They have to display that they're worthy of being followed or listened to. It's their burden, not mine, and this proved to be very effective filter for regulating my brain time on people I don't know.

[pixxel]

Yet here you are…again.

[strken]

I have a reasonably nuanced view on him and admire his ability to cut through bullshit and build, but he needs to stop visiting the website formerly known as Twitter and go back to working on real concrete problems.

[AYBABTME]

Twitter is this thing he's most ill fitted to be on and work on and also what he can't get away from. Hope it isn't his undoing because that would be a pathetic end.

[303uru]

One, that book is filled with BS (https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/1/23895069/walter-isaacson-...). Second, I don't care if Elon had a tough childhood or is autistic or is high on ketamin all the time. He's got too much power, too much wealth and is displaying alarming behavior.

[maxerickson]

That book has received a little bit of criticism:

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/1/23895069/walter-isaacson-...

I searched for "Isaacson hagiography" and grabbed the first article from a major outlet...