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androidsixteen
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One dude is simultaneously spearheading efforts to: 1. Prevent space flight from being captured by crony capitalism 2. Electrify individual mobility 3. Keep internet speech censorship-resistant until crypto gets strong enough And you’re mad because he’s a troll?
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shazow
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Even if you're an Elon fan, isn't it concerning to put so much of the fate of our future on one person? Since we're into decentralization and all...
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androidsixteen
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Oh absolutely — we should be rooting for more people to do bold things But if they aren’t or are not able to, and systemic change takes time, why would you tear down the keystone?
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shazow
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The way I see it: I'm grateful that Elon accelerated the EV industry by probably 10+ years, but I'd also hate it if every car was a Tesla today. I'm grateful that Tesla is decreasingly relevant (not too dissimilar to being grateful that the Ethereum Foundation is decreasingly relevant). I see SpaceX as accelerating the industries it touches by 10+ years similarly, and I'm grateful for it... But part of me wishes SpaceX was starting to become less relevant, yet we're still far from that. I'm excited that Elon is experimenting with accelerating other industries too, with Boring and Neuralink. That said, I don't get the sense that what he's doing with X is a positive kind of acceleration. Feels more regressive, chaotic, egotistical. Maybe not entirely his fault, the entire social media industry is in a cursed local maxima that we're struggling to escape. Kinda feels like he's digging that hole deeper, sometimes.
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shazow
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I'd love to believe that he's materially contributing to censorship resistance, but I'm not convinced of it. Feels like he just kinda does whatever aligns with the narrative he cares about that day. Yea, he's a troll, especially on X. I think it's fine to be disappointed with that, and even to root against him over it. Kinda like not respecting Steve Jobs. As much as he has accomplished, he was often quite toxic. It sucks that many people grew to believe that being an ass is the only way to Get Stuff Done. Perhaps it would be wise for us to choose our role models from people who do the impressive thing while also behaving in an upstanding way.
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androidsixteen
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Better model for Twitter is Elon’s Waterloo or his “acting a fool” stage of being rich and powerful That said, it’s a very good stalking horse for true solutions like Farcaster We should be grateful for that
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