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My point on the tweet is not to minimize.

My point is what is more important in the macro: what he says or what he does?

He’s a flawed, complicated individual.

It’s not that complicated. Call out bad behavior in real-time. Stop excusing entertainers, businessmen & politicians who demonstrate terrible behavior.  Don’t elevate bad behavior just because it comes with humanity saving technology or claims of making someplace great again.

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What the good deeds, though? Do they not count?

People can do great things and shitty things at the same time or in the same lifetime. Go figure. One does not excuse the other. People hurt by hate fueled twitter rage don’t square off against blind people with new sight.

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Let’s also distinguish between harm happening in the present with the promise of new technology in the future. No blindness has been cured yet.

Getting closer! https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/neuralink-livestream-shows-paralyzed-person-playing-chess-laptop-rcna144374

Also Tesla impact on carbon emissions and Starlink connectivity in Ukraine strong examples of new technology already having had major positive impact.

I’ll give him Kudos for popularizing electric cars, but just cause Dad’s a good earner doesn’t mean he ‘s ok to abuse the family.