Elon Musk is an asshole. 5 reasons why, just from one tweet:pic.twitter.com/JLXEn3DjGn
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Elon Musk is an asshole. 5 reasons why, just from one tweet:pic.twitter.com/JLXEn3DjGn
(1) No skin in the game. He already has his bunker in New Zealand ready to go and his private jet topped up. He is not exposed the same way that the people he claims to pass himself as one of are.
(2) Proof by assertion. He calls what's happening 'panic' and thus preemptively shuts down discussion. No one sane could be pro-panic because the concept of panic contains (concepts which contain the concept) [bad] in it. Would anyone listen to someone who is pro-bad???
(4) It is a pretend assertion. It pretends to make a claim: that the panic is dumb but it doesn't. Panic is always dumb, that's a tautology. The substantive question is whether the current reaction is warranted or a panic. He pretends it doesn't exist to enforce his view.
(5) He's playing pretend. He's lending his social status so people can quote him when someone is worried about the virus. It's a political move. But panic is potentially the right move right now: you need to need exponential things in the bud. Or you're fucked. Irresponsible.
Finally (6) speculative bonus: his actions contradict his statement. When was the last time he was seen in public? I know how freaked out Bay Area people are and he's def. in those networks. This is a bet.

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