elon musk is the result of an accidental (?) form of memetic selection. criticize everyone for doing anything and you create a world in which the only people who do anything are the ones immune to criticism. and tbc, this is not good; immunity to criticism makes cult leaders
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Sounds kinda similar to this quote from Peter Thiel: medium.com/conversations-
Though his conclusion might be that it's conformity, not criticism that drives this
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yeah def feels related. i think criticism is a big part of what drives conformity so i think the two synergize as explanations a lot