I do not deny climate change, I simply think it originates from a man-made theory with the purpose of raising awareness about it so as to take actions to prevent it from causing long term harm to mankind.
Elon Musk | Doer of things on X and sad little man
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I do not deny climate change, I simply think it originates from a man-made theory with the purpose of raising awareness about it so as to take actions to prevent it from causing long term harm to mankind.
The idea that Musk does anything for the benefit of humanity is laughable. He does things for his own benefit, financially and also to feed his voracious egomaniacal psychosis. If he can use our tax dollar to do it all the better.
I disagree, he started Tesla and Neuralink and SpaceX in part for the betterment of human condition, which is in part why it has been so successful.
A lot of people bought Teslas on the premise that it is better for the environment, for instance.
His drive hails in part from believing that these companies' mission will improve humanity.
It originates from the undisputable fact of us spewing millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere over the last 200 years. Scientific theories explain this in testable and repeatable ways.
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Not at all equated with a TV detectives seeing a dead body wearing a blue fedora and pronouncing "I have a theory". Two totally different things even if the letters are the same. Entering any discussion of such things and start quibbling about things "only" being a theory puts you straight into the anti-scientific lunatic denialists corner. If you aren't then stop it.
He didn’t start those companies.
Rubbish. He doesn't give a toss about humanity. He wants to be hailed as a hero. All ego, no care for anyone else.
Even if he did, his involvement in them is nothing to do with humanity and is all to do with his own ego.
Exactly. He’s a billionaire. He couldn’t care less about the future of humanity.
Many billionaires have philanthropic activities that actually benefit mankind, think Bill Gates Foundation or Buffett's Giving Pledge.
He released Tesla patents for others to use, effectively fast-tracking the electric car revolution. When is Poland coming up with a better alternative?
And none of them are doing it out of the goodness of their heart. It's either about tax breaks or imposing their ideology on others.
Someone take this fool to Delhi
Give me a theory that’s not man-made.
99% of people are already signed up to a giving pledge by paying a significant % of their income into the societal pot via taxation.
Billionaires dishing out a % their tax avoided excesses to whomever they personally deem worthy, rather than contributing it to the societal pot like everyone else, is a the sort of neo-feudalism that a lot of ultra rich and very bad people are working towards.
Surely someone commenting on another’s comments or even what it makes them think of that person, is them exercising their own free speech? Unless you are saying they shouldn’t do that, which would be you being the one frowning on someone else’s free speech because you find it insulting as you sayWow! Resorting to insults?
Now I understand why Elon advocates free speech on X, it certainly is frowned upon on this forum
You have drunk the Musk coolaid.
Musk did/does that for 3 reasons. 1) good publicity for his ego and business, 2) patents either reveal something well known that can be recreated without infringing the patent so are largely irrelevant, or 3) reveal a trade secret, or at least that trade secret exists, which loses the patent holder a significant edge, for very little or no actual protection or worse.
This is why Musk and others who operate in rapidly moving tech areas don't value patents highly but are very eager and litigious when it comes to protecting trade secrets.
If he wanted to advance the whole EV area he would patent more but give his trade secrets away for free. Don't hold your breath waiting.
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Even if you actually believed all this shit about his companies I fail to see how anyone could see his actions the last few years and not absolutely despise him and think he’s a twat regardless.