• AWildMimicAppears@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    Even a shitstain like Musk has his worth: he made me recognize that there are no exceptions to the rule that there are no ethical billionaires.

    i kinda liked him many years ago; a fact that makes me pretty unhappy with myself. I really thought that his push for wide adoption of EVs might be a sign of philantropy and a sense of ethics. i’m seldom THAT far off the mark, so i have to thank him in a kinda awkward way for dropping his act.

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      1 month ago

      You’re not alone, I was in the same boat. I was not a fan of him or anything, but I had hoped he would do more good than… whatever he is doing now.

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      I’ll be completely honest: I was on board the hype train. I thought it was awesome that someone was investing in EV’s and pushing them into the market. Hell, I was even fooled by the whole hyperloop thing…

      I’m glad it’s not too late to admit that I was terribly wrong about the guy.

      At the same time, I don’t blame those that were fooled back then, and I most definitely don’t blame anyone for having bought a Tesla and keeping it even though the guy turned out to be who he is. Some years ago he honestly looked like he was trying to do a lot of good, at least for those of us that didn’t look very closely.