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by mullingitover
807 days ago
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He beclowned himself long before the Twitter layoffs and subsequent destruction of shareholder value there. I think it started with his slandering of the cave diver in Thailand, and got into full swing with his repeated false claims about Covid. This isn’t to say there aren’t still some rubes left, but the smart money isn’t impressed with the sideshow anymore. |
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It's just that I wouldn't attribute that necessarily to an inherent malicious personality type.
You've got to keep in mind that at the time Elon was under enormous pressure because the Model 3 production numbers weren't up to expectations. He was working round-the-clock, sleeping in the office, and taking sleeping pills. Ambien especially is known to cause people to behave erratically.
There's a fundamental difference between leaders that are outright evil, harming others directly for their own gain, and leaders that just fucked up late at night while zonked out on medication.
Take the Sacklers for example. They knowingly, deliberately, purposefully marketed addictive painkillers to make money. They addicted hundreds of thousands of Americans to drugs, and directly killed thousands.
Elon tried to make self-driving as safe as possible. He's limited by technology, not morals.