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by mrguyorama 498 days ago
I know people this paralyzed. The concerns they have are usually more "How will I pay rent next month" and "how do I not get such bad bed sores"

How much do you think Neuralink is going to cost? How will people who can't get around on their own pay that? How are people who can't work going to pay that?

I don't know why supporters of all these things are so unable to view the whole situation. Musk doesn't want to pay taxes to a government that will support these disabled people. Musk doesn't want to support these disabled people. They are literally pawns for PR to him.

Musk doesn't want to advance the HUMAN RACE. Musk wants to advance CERTAIN PEOPLE.

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To add to what you say:

> Musk doesn't want to advance the HUMAN RACE. Musk wants to advance CERTAIN PEOPLE.

I think he can't tell the difference between those certain people and the human race as a whole. Trans people in particular would be the obvious example of his failure here — ironically, given how much inspiration he's taken from a fictional universe where people can change physical gender by thinking about it a bit and waiting a few months.

It's… not intended as a compliment when I say he "seems sincere" about wanting to advance the human race when it comes with this caveat. Quite the opposite.

Likewise given what else he's "seemed sincere" about in the past and hasn't manifested.