Tony WuerschJan 2, 2023

@grrrr_shark I thought Oolong's was a sad piece, mis-applying labels that are slurs, and pinning them on Musk.

A simpler account of Musk is to point out he's Dutch extraction, and Dutch famously believe in "honest authenticity", which means expressing unpleasant truths to show autonomy and independence, and to encourage the same in others.

"honest authenticity" goes over poorly in the USA.

Peter Thiel suggested aspie supremacy once, and Musk's women are creative intellectuals to a fault.

Show threadBen RosengartJan 2, 2023
@twersh @grrrr_shark … but Musk lies constantly … ?
Show threadTony WuerschJan 4, 2023
@fivetonsflax @grrrr_shark Musk feints and threatens, but it's not psychopathy or compulsive lying. There are goals and narratives behind his tweets -- which we're not compelled to agree with, or be fanboys of, to recognize. One can disagree without throwing mud. Oolong throws mud, and autistic apologies at the same time. It's a pose, and it's not about Musk. Musk is an owner. His rights aren't autistic supremacy because he's autistic. They're USA-style capitalism. Blame that.
Show threadBen Rosengart
@twersh @grrrr_shark All I am saying is that “honest” and “Musk” don’t belong in the same sentence. Even by the flexible standards of our ruling class, he is notably untruthful.
Jan 4, 2023 at 3:50amWeb
Show threadTony WuerschJan 4, 2023
@fivetonsflax @grrrr_shark Owners and upper mgmt are chronically dishonest to employees in the USA. The law of free hire or fire gives them the *right* to be so. They can be almost unlimitedly capricious, and they exercise that right. They can always say circumstances change. You're naive if you think Musk is unusual there. Unregulated duplicity is a norm that only contracts can control, and often contracts endorse it with nondisparagement clauses. Again, that's USA capitalism, not Musk.