Peg Leg wrote:FLIP wrote:Peg Leg wrote:Ah no FLIP, Elon Musk recently referenced a Keith Reniere news site as being a good news site.... he is not a good judge of real/fake
When it comes to news about his products and companies he might actually be right - although I've no idea who Keith Reniere is.
Have you ever heard of a guy named Keith Raniere? You may have heard of his cult, 'NXIVM' which has been in the news a lot lately. In Episode 8, Robert is joined by writer/comedian Anna Salinas (badcomixbyanna, John Baxte) and they discuss Keith Raniere who describes himself as the 'conceptual founder of NXIVM, a group that focuses on the overarching philosophy of companies focusing on increasing joy and ethics in the world.' BUT we now know that is complete cr@p and NXIVM is actually a creepy sex cult that forced women to brand each other.
https://www.behindthebastards.com/podca ... ndship.htm
I've not really heard of that, no. One mislead belief doesn't make Musk a monster though.
paddyor wrote:FLIP wrote:
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rocket parts are using available SpaceX parts, which they know the existing parameters of, to create a solution rather than creating new ones and increasing lead time in a potentially emergency situation. But sure, using them is self promotion. I'll tell you what, every time you do anything good right now I'll be there telling you that you're only doing it because you get some benefit from it.
I feel he has a right to stand up to his detractors. After all, his companies have done some extremely good work with him at the helm. He's right to call out fake news from major agencies when it is fake - but then you think the graun is a worthwhile source so what would you know.
Or parts, as they're also known. Is a calculator part "super computer" because it contains real "super computer" parts?
He is of course entitled to challenge journos for shoddy work. But sending twitter follwers after people isn't that. And there are real questions about Teslas delivering on targets. Not to mention the fact that this guy has publicised the fact that he's run things down to the wire before, so of course people are going to ask difficult questions when it looks like things are heading south!
Believe it or not Flip, some charity/volunteer work is actually selfless. Like the heroes who actually saved the children without live tweeting the whole thing.
If a section of metal tubing rated to X atmospheric pressure is used for a rocket, and can also be used for this bespoke one off solution, it's pretty fair to say it's a rocket part.
Does he actually say "Hey twitter followers, sick it on this guy"? No. So publicly responding to grief makers who post publicly doesn't count as sending twitter followers after people. Now, if he takes a private mail and exposes someones private information to his twitter followers to go after, that counts.
Tesla are a market leader in a very niche, cutting edge area - with no real competition. The fact that some things don't work and/or are delayed is a symptom of progress in a cutting edge area. Teething issues with new technology are not things heading south.
As for the view that there is such a thing as a truly selfless act, philosophers, social scientists and neurologists have all discovered: It's difficult to prove the existence of a truly selfless act. But that wasn't my point - my point was I should follow you around and point out how each of your good deeds aren't selfless. See how much you'd like it, and how quickly you'd choose to do nothing. Chasing people around decrying good deeds is narcissistic to a fault.