Repeat: I'm NOT criticizing @elonmusk for trying to help. But his irritation at a Thai official saying his sub was sophisticated but not practical (rescue was almost over) may perhaps be a learning moment? Wealth, fame and power are curses to judgment. None of us would be immune.
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Point isn't that everything should be like the airline industry or like cave-diving. But, look. After the 1996 TWA crash, they put the plane back together. Investigated for four years. Redesigned things. That's why commercial flying is so safe. This approach needs more respect.pic.twitter.com/19OZD75qg9
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The flashy tech solution and the savior make good movies. But what makes most things work is the quite hero/ine embedded in institutional knowledge—divers who brought decades of knowledge. The Thai officials who let go—must have been hard. Farmers who let their fields be flooded.
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In the comments for my piece, some Musk fans think people like me are just ungrateful for the saviors who steps up. I hope this thread explains it more—nobody is ungrateful. But the worst thing to do to a famous/rich person is to be their uncritical fan.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/opinion/sunday/elon-musk-thailand-hubris.html …
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If he had quitely worked on this (and continued to work after the rescue because if it has potential, it will take development) and unveiled it as an ongoing effort after the rescue, I'd be cheering and the cave-diving community would buy him a beer or lemonade (or whatever).
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I do in the thread. It’s wrong to use billionaire muscle to email the top diver whose time is the most precious asset. Plus, what’s he going to say? You’re promising a rocket. He’s not going to stop the rescue and study your plan. Besides, they’re wonderful human beings.
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Problem wasn’t quietly developing a backup plan. We’d all applaud that.
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