[philipallstar]

> The cave rescue capsule episode is illustrative

That seems an incredibly minor thing in the grand scheme of Elon Musk's life to judge him on it. I think it was stupid and unnecessary, and betrays a deficiency of character, but it's so tiny compared to dragging the world into car electrification, satellite internet, not just recreating the US rocket industry but making reusable rockets, online payments, and conservative opinions like "trans women aren't women" no longer being a bannable offence on the world's main discussion platform.

[akskjdj]

That's not just a conservative opinion, it's a view widely held across the political spectrum.

Janice Raymond, left-wing radical feminist, wrote a book making that point in the 1970s.