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Elon Musk as educator
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Just like any other famous person who offers their offhand opinion in public, you can choose to ignore them.
But people don't ignore him, nor should they. Naomi Klein's recent book speaks strongly to not ignoring those you disagree with and the risk of doing so.
Eh, why bring drama to your life and engage with someone you don't even know because there are some aspects of their personality you disagree with?
Is <famous person here who doesn't know me> going to talk my call so I can let them know I don't agree with decisions XYZ they made?
-Mike
Is <famous person here who doesn't know me> going to talk my call so I can let them know I don't agree with decisions XYZ they made?
-Mike
Well, I do think ignorance really is bliss, but I'm not wired to ignore things. I guess it's the curse of an education in the humanities? Definitely due to my upbringing.
I may have gotten out my 'jump to conclusions mat' on this one, and for that I apologize. Let me back up a sec. I concluded you would take action on that as well, thus my comment.
I understand your comment now, thank you. It's not a bad thing to take a listen to those you disagree with you (not you in particular, you in general) since it provides some insight. Taking inappropriate action on it or paying undue attention though, that's the unnecessary drama in my opinion.
-Mike
Yes I said I would not post here again
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For a site that’s says no political contact there’s 400 reasons I can weigh in without breaking a sweat
In plain English
Do the most wealthy dictate our education system or alternative set up their own school/ college/ university?
Our economic system is what?
Ffs tread carefully
But
For a site that’s says no political contact there’s 400 reasons I can weigh in without breaking a sweat
In plain English
Do the most wealthy dictate our education system or alternative set up their own school/ college/ university?
Our economic system is what?
Ffs tread carefully
The word "dictate" is not applicable, here. There is an overabundance of choice for education options in America at all levels.
If some multibillionaire opens up a new school to add to the pile, then that shouldn't be a bad thing - especially, if that school is intended to specialize in teaching practical science and technology.
I would point out that Musk is a public figure, deliberately and willingly so. He's also a figure who commands tremendous economic and media clout, unlike, for instance, some flash-in-the-pan celebrity of the moment. He does have a lot of admirers. Given that, I would say that his opinions and views are perfectly valid topics of public concern and criticism. Ignoring Musk is not the same as ignoring drunk Uncle Eddie's rant on Youtube.
As far as his character goes, obviously I don't know him personally. It does appear that he has been very successful at making money. One could also say that the love of money is the root of all evil. That's the thing about public figures; the things that draw public attention are generally wealth and power, and the kind of character that pursues wealth and power is usually not a very admirable sort of person.
I remember a drummer friend once talking about a guy he had been interacting with who had bought into a variety of businesses, a lot of them pot dispensaries and things, and grousing that this guy "was way more successful" than he would ever be." Meanwhile, this drummer himself makes about triple in his IT job than I do as a history professor. And it struck me how absurd it is that we talk about how "successful" people are in terms of how much money they make. I am dumbfounded at the privilege I have, that I get to do what I do for a living. I wouldn't trade places with an Elon Musk for anything.
As far as his character goes, obviously I don't know him personally. It does appear that he has been very successful at making money. One could also say that the love of money is the root of all evil. That's the thing about public figures; the things that draw public attention are generally wealth and power, and the kind of character that pursues wealth and power is usually not a very admirable sort of person.
I remember a drummer friend once talking about a guy he had been interacting with who had bought into a variety of businesses, a lot of them pot dispensaries and things, and grousing that this guy "was way more successful" than he would ever be." Meanwhile, this drummer himself makes about triple in his IT job than I do as a history professor. And it struck me how absurd it is that we talk about how "successful" people are in terms of how much money they make. I am dumbfounded at the privilege I have, that I get to do what I do for a living. I wouldn't trade places with an Elon Musk for anything.
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Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Anyone can set up a private school, whether it is a kindergarten, a college, a trade school, or anything in between. They just have to satisfy whatever requirements are set up by the governing authority in order to have their degrees recognized. This has included Sean Combs, Serena Williams, and Donald Trump.
I never gave Elon Musk much of my attention until after he bought Twitter and suddenly became this hugely polarizing figure. So I started to look into his story to try to learn more about who and what hecreally is.
My take on him is that he has an innate talent for figuring out how to achieve technologically based goals - particularly in the long term - and that he's obsessively driven to put in as much work as it takes to achieve those goals.
I don't believe that he's much motivated by money, other than as a means to achieve his goals. He certainly doesn't fit the picture of a man motivated by accumulating wealth and material possessions.
You'd expect someone with $250 billion to have opulent mansions everywhere, filled with expensive and frivolous items, but he doesn't.
Elon Musk's property portfolio – his unconventional real estate collection
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It seems to me that what makes him happy is working obsessively on making his unconventional ideas a reality. I get the feeling that more than anything else in the world, he wants his gravestone to read "Here lies Elon Musk. He changed the world for the better."
A few weeks ago I heard an interview on NPR with a journalist who covers technology issues and who just wrote an extensive piece about Musk's history and he said that Elon's father was an excessively demanding and strict person who drove him to become the extreme workaholic overachiever that he is.
He's also a vain man. Few people would deny that Musk has an extensive ego.
But as they say, it ain't braggin' if you can do it.
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I’ve little doubt it will be a great EV, but when was the last time you heard a pickup fanatic say they didn’t care how their truck looked.
Given I could not care less about styling of rolling cages, it’s a WHOGAS situation for me, but I’m the exception which proves the rule, so if if it’s cobby enough for me to think it’s goofy looking, your typical truck fetishist is going to gag when they see it.
I don't know about that. From the admittedly early reports about it that I've seen, a lot of upscale truck owners are really digging the look.
Hmm... And I thought "Disrupters" were much-beloved. I guess... it... depends...
That said, solid Troll Post. 10/10.
That said, solid Troll Post. 10/10.
I’m still unclear as to how he’s changed the world for the better.
I didn't say that he has changed the world for the better. I'm just saying that's how he thinks of himself.
I do think that he's altered the world in significant ways. History will judge whether or not it's for the better.
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That is exactly why some people envy him.
I am just glad that he is the one with the money.
