Elon Musk as educator

[FRoss6788]

That is exactly why some people envy him.

I am just glad that he is the one with the money.

Wow...

We could not disagree more...

You know, sometimes dislike and loathe, are actually that.

I don't envy that disturbed individual at all, I'm very happy and comfortable in my own skin and blessed with my family and the life I have.

 

[MJ5150]

I’m still unclear as to how he’s changed the world for the better.

For those who don't have Internet service available where they live previously, they possibly feel StarLink has made the world better for them.
The folks involved/interested in space exploration will perhaps feel the world is better now that much advancement has been made in that regard.
If one already has really fast Internet and doesn't concern themselves with space exploration, they may have a different perspective on Mr. Musk. Totally understandable and fair.

-Mike

 

[gustobassman]

My comments regarding this subject, and towards Elon himself would get me banned from multiple sites.

In response to the OP - No. Hard pass, never should happen. He shouldn't be allowed near anything related to the development of the mind of a small human. Even his own.

 

[HP Hovercraft]

I’m still unclear as to how he’s changed the world for the better.

I feel he's actively making the world a worse place and none of his actual accomplishments (Tesla, SpaceX, etc.) can make up for that.

 

[gln1955]

For those who don't have Internet service available where they live previously, they possibly feel StarLink has made the world better for them.
The folks involved/interested in space exploration will perhaps feel the world is better now that much advancement has been made in that regard.
If one already has really fast Internet and doesn't concern themselves with space exploration, they may have a different perspective on Mr. Musk. Totally understandable and fair.

-Mike

StarLink as created and will continue to create problems for years to come. Whether it is a net positive is debatable.

 

[MJ5150]

StarLink as created and will continue to create problems for years to come. Whether it is a net positive is debatable.

Yep, that's one way to look at it.

-Mike

 

[hbarcat]

For those who don't have Internet service available where they live previously, they possibly feel StarLink has made the world better for them.
The folks involved/interested in space exploration will perhaps feel the world is better now that much advancement has been made in that regard.
If one already has really fast Internet and doesn't concern themselves with space exploration, they may have a different perspective on Mr. Musk. Totally understandable and fair.

-Mike

I've seen numerous articles about how Ukraine's use of Starlink has been critical to its defense against Russia.

Elon Musk, literally made a personal decision which allowed Ukraine to use Starlink (initially for free), but denied the country its use in nearby Crimea.

Starlink in the Russo-Ukrainian War - Wikipedia

This has led to much discussion about how much influence a single, wealthy individual can have over major world events that affect the lives (and deaths) of millions.

I won't comment further, as that would become political, but the point is that Musk does indeed have the power to change the world and that would necessarily make a lot of people very grateful and many others very resentful.

 

[FilterFunk]

You know, sometimes dislike and loathe, are actually that.

I don't envy that disturbed individual at all, I'm very happy and comfortable in my own skin and blessed with my family and the life I have.

Exactly.

I don't care if someone is a ditch digger or an entrepreneur worth billions - my reasons for liking or disliking them have absolutely nothing to do with envy.

 

[GregC]

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Just like any other famous person who offers their offhand opinion in public, you can choose to ignore them.

Yes, an individual can. But a famous person with lots of followers can still be dangerous, to the point of ruining private citizens' lives. The harrowing testimony of a few recent defamation suits makes that clear.

Elon is fortunate that after he petulantly called a rescue worker 'pedo guy" for criticizing Elon's offer of help in the rescue as a PR stunt, a jury ruled that Elon wasn't actually calling the guy a pedophile. That was the first time I recall my opinion of Elon tilting from neutral to negative.

 

[GregC]

Maybe the guy in this video would approve of Elon Musk. You don't know.

 

[slobake]

Hey, what happened to @MoireBass the OP?

 

[buldog5151bass]

Same thing that happens in most cases - your thread is ours.

 

[FilterFunk]

Elon is fortunate that after he petulantly called a rescue worker 'pedo guy" for criticizing Elon's offer of help in the rescue as a PR stunt, a jury ruled that Elon wasn't actually calling the guy a pedophile.

So, did the jury think "pedo guy" had something to do with his feet?

 

[Grinderman]

I know little about him other than that his haters don't appear to be a very diverse group.

Sounds woke.

Well anyway, he is the everyman's man of the people.

"I disagree with the idea of unions. ... I just don't like anything which creates a lords and peasants sort of thing. I think the unions naturally try to create negativity in a company."

 

[FRoss6788]

Well, he is the everyman's man of the people.

"I disagree with the idea of unions. ... I just don't like anything which creates a lords and peasants sort of thing. I think the unions naturally try to create negativity in a company."

He has no idea what he's talking about.

He actually seems to love the lord and peasants scenario.

 

[Grinderman]

Scary and weird.

Imagine being enrolled at this school and you decide to drop a class. He might tweet at you just to tell you to "Go **** yourself" and accuse you of blackmail.

 

[Grinderman]

He has no idea what he's talking about.

He actually seems to love the lord and peasants scenario.

I hope we aren't punching down with this. I mean, at Musk.

 

[Grinderman]

Musk himself admits that Twitter/X has struggled since he took over. I don't think of him as having a ton of expertise in the sciences, he's more of an opportunist who's had a few good design ideas. And seeing how childishly he behaves on Twitter these days and who he associates with, my reaction to this school is...

He's mostly been a very good confidence man. He's fallen off in that regard.

 

[Grinderman]

Link for adults.

 

[Grinderman]

Elon Musk is going to open his own primary and secondary schools in Austin. It's expected he'll bring the same expertise and vision that he brought to X-Twitter to the field of education.
Rule #3

Thoughts?

If it keeps Musk busy and out of ___________ and Rule #3 then let the free market of ideas rip.