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He built playgrounds in rich neighborhoods, but only one in Harlem. The ironwork on the fence was adorned with monkeys

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Robert Moses weaponized Civil Engineering and Urban Planning to suppress marginalized communities. Engineering is always political.

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Elon Musk doesn't strike me as an innovator when he talks about building tunnels and subways. He strikes me as Robert Moses.

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I don't buy this comparison at all. If Musk isn't careful he could do bad things, but I have no reason to think that's his intention.

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I don't think it's his intention. Was it even Moses's? The point is such projects are inherently political, & risk unintended consequence

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Musk is spending quite a lot of money on transport innovation, but is he going to single-handedly twist city planning to be anti poverty?

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And, tbf, some of his previous tone-deaf comments lend themselves to fears that such considerations might be neglected,.

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Wasn't aware of such comments..? I mean I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't exactly connected with the common American, but still…

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I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say Elon Musk may be a little bit autistic. Does that warrant comparing him with Moses? Eh. No.

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Or he may be an actual genius.

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Not like the two are mutually exclusive in any way, shape or form, but I don't think it's particularly in doubt that he is a genius.

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Sure, my point is that's why he may struggle to communicate with normal people.

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I think we have to wonder how different genius is from autism in terms of divergence from neurotypical.. but that's a different topic.