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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Sep 29

    I was once a target of an impulsive tweet by @elonmusk (I chose not to respond), but I agree with @zacharykarabell that The Case Against Elon Musk Will Chill Innovation https://www.wired.com/story/the-case-against-elon-musk-will-chill-innovation/?mbid=social_twitter_onsiteshare … via @WIRED

    8:09 AM - 29 Sep 2018
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      2. Trevor Sullivan‏ @TrevorDSullivan Sep 29
        Replying to @sapinker @elonmusk and

        Why would this "chill innovation"? Since when is lying about investor relations on twitter an essential part of product development?

        9 replies 1 retweet 47 likes
      3. The Architect‏ @PHX1138 Sep 29
        Replying to @TrevorDSullivan @sapinker and

        Elon Musk's don't grow on trees. You let the eccentrics do their thing, and you get the fruits of their labor. You stifle them, you get nothing.

        2 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
      4. Trevor Sullivan‏ @TrevorDSullivan Sep 29
        Replying to @PHX1138 @sapinker and

        What labor did Elon Musk ever do? He was the money behind paypal thanks to millions of dollars in loans from his dad, not the brains. All he's ever done is pay other people to make stuff and take the profits and credit for himself.

        6 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
      5. The Architect‏ @PHX1138 Sep 29
        Replying to @TrevorDSullivan @sapinker and

        He's a visionary trying to save the planet from itself and you're a very small egotistical envious person who'd rather watch the world burn than understand how it works.

        3 replies 1 retweet 26 likes
      6. Trevor Sullivan‏ @TrevorDSullivan Sep 29
        Replying to @PHX1138 @sapinker and

        [citation needed]

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      7. The Architect‏ @PHX1138 Sep 29
        Replying to @TrevorDSullivan @sapinker and

        It's not my job to ensure that YOU are informed, your ignorance is your problem. I'm not trying to beat information into a stump.

        2 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
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      9. Trevor Sullivan‏ @TrevorDSullivan Sep 29

        Me: states fact You: insults me Me: points out that you don't have facts You: insults me again Whatever you say, dawg.

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      10. The Architect‏ @PHX1138 Sep 29
        Replying to @TrevorDSullivan @sapinker and

        "What did Elon Musk ever do!?" Either that's rhetorical or you are actually in desperate need of education.

        2 replies 1 retweet 13 likes
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      2. Thomas‏ @ThomasDemichele Sep 29
        Replying to @sapinker @elonmusk and

        If impulsive tweets are the price we pay for moving away from fossil fuels, I think we can handle it.

        1 reply 1 retweet 18 likes
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      1. Brett Yeakey‏ @BrettYeakey Sep 29
        Replying to @sapinker @elonmusk and

        This is nonsense. He can still be involved and innovate until he is blue in the face. What he did was wrong.

        0 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
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      2. Ben Schmark‏ @TheBenSchmark Sep 29
        Replying to @sapinker @elonmusk and

        Did the case against Theranos chill innovation? It didn’t even chill fraud!

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Andrei Cosmin‏ @CAndreiCosmin Sep 29
        Replying to @TheBenSchmark @sapinker and

        Except Theranos never had a product. It was wholly built on lies and fantasy. To say the same thing about Musk's companies would be ridiculous.

        1 reply 2 retweets 10 likes
      4. Ben Schmark‏ @TheBenSchmark Sep 29
        Replying to @CAndreiCosmin @sapinker and

        Theranos had a real FDA cleared "nanotainer." Enron had real oil producing assets. Lernout & Hauspie had some real software too. Here’s what the Director of the SEC said in charging Thernos with fraud. Tesla is Theranos On Wheelspic.twitter.com/N96Oxyw0QM

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Andrei Cosmin‏ @CAndreiCosmin Sep 29
        Replying to @TheBenSchmark @sapinker and

        "Tesla is Theranos On Wheels" Come on now... That is wild hyperbole.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Ben Schmark‏ @TheBenSchmark Sep 29
        Replying to @CAndreiCosmin @sapinker and

        Tesla & Theranos: ✅ Cult of personality CEO ✅ Raise capital w/ misleading claims ✅ Culture of deception ✅ Beta-test on customers risking health ✅ Sell non-existent product/features ✅ Enabled by weak BOD ✅ Claim to save the world ✅ Stifle critics & target whistleblowers

        2 replies 4 retweets 6 likes
      7. Ben Schmark‏ @TheBenSchmark Sep 29
        Replying to @TheBenSchmark @CAndreiCosmin and

        Ben Schmark Retweeted Ben Schmark

        Read the chronicles of Theranos, Enron, Valeant, Sunbeam, Lernout & Hauspie, Worldcom and other frauds. Then look beyond the hype at Tesla Tesla is an amazing mashup of these & a multi-layered scam.https://twitter.com/thebenschmark/status/1006277893767516161?s=21 …

        Ben Schmark added,

        Ben Schmark @TheBenSchmark
        $TSLA : A veritable flywheel of stakeholder scams ✅ Customer scam ✅ Shareholder scam ✅ Taxpayer scam ✅ Vendor scam Who gets there first: the market, regulators or the media? @FTC @SEC_Enforcement @NHTSAgov @60Minutes https://twitter.com/ElonBachman/status/1006219557013475329 …
        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      8. Ben Schmark‏ @TheBenSchmark Sep 29
        Replying to @TheBenSchmark @CAndreiCosmin and

        Ben Schmark Retweeted Ben Schmark

        The parallels to Theranos are multiple. The Walgreens sideplot- lack of due diligence & subsequent halo of legitimacy in the public, is but one.https://twitter.com/thebenschmark/status/996059869324210176?s=21 …

        Ben Schmark added,

        Ben Schmark @TheBenSchmark
        Review of @JohnCarreyrou book on Theranos in Nature. The story of Theranos is worth re-reading for $TSLA bulls and bears alike. @GerberKawasaki @CGrantWSJ Some excerpts in the thread below https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05149-2 …
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        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      9. Ben Schmark‏ @TheBenSchmark Sep 29
        Replying to @TheBenSchmark @CAndreiCosmin and

        Ben Schmark Retweeted Diogenes

        Stonewalling critics. Duping vendors and partners.https://twitter.com/wallstcynic/status/1012531940208119808?s=21 …

        Ben Schmark added,

        Diogenes @WallStCynic
        Replying to @dude313123123 @ReformedBroker
        Read “Bad Blood”. They hired a med tech expert to do due diligence. He told $WBA NOT to do the deal, because Theranos stonewalled him. He even suspected outright fraud. They did the deal anyways, due to FOMO.
        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Constant Bliss (*the soldier, not the cheese!)‏ @Bethan7rose Sep 29
        Replying to @sapinker @elonmusk and

        It will be resolved before any lasting impact. EM might be impulsive when the stakes are low, but here he will be utterly sincere & very careful & will build a thoughtful, believable rebuttal. SEC doesn't want to appear vindictive & also has an obligation to shareholders.

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