"People who care about free speech don't respond to criticism with left-field accusations - that's a diversionary tactic. People who make serious buyout offers aren't trying to insert weed jokes in there."
You didn't actually backup much of anything you forward as argument points.
The gish gallop you point to is his trolling, having fun - but that doesn't mean he's not serious or genuine otherwise.
I doubt you've actually balanced out or thoroughly thought through your arguments either.
Before Tesla became the scale it did, at its beginnings, you probably would have called his intentions with Tesla "vaguely futurist nonsense" - same with SpaceX's reusable rockets - "that's absurd, no one's done it before - it's impossible!"
So I wonder if you should brainstorm and/or analyze the positives regarding Elon and his companies and then see how that balances out your conclusions.
> You didn't actually backup much of anything you forward as argument points.
I assumed that, being someone familiar with Musk, you'd be aware of his promises around FSD etc. Most of my post is interpretation of his actions, rather than claims. I can't really "substantiate" my interpretation, I am the source there. So I'm not entirely sure what you're asking me to do here; I am happy to provide more sources, I just don't really know what you're asking.
The gish gallop is not limited to trolling. Having Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink is part of it. Making an offer to buy Twitter is part of it - regardless of how trollish it is, signing a deal to buy a company is not "merely trolling", some rude but inconsequential behavior. It's not that the gish gallop is a thin coating of candy over a yummy chocolate core of great ideas. There's no substance there.
When I first heard about Musk I thought he was pretty cool and that he was making important things happen. But when I learned more about him, and started to scrutinize his actions, it became apparent that none of what he says means anything, and everything he does serves to enhance his power and prestige rather than building a future for humanity.
My opinion is a considered one. I don't think there's anything else I need to say on that matter.
You didn't actually backup much of anything you forward as argument points.
The gish gallop you point to is his trolling, having fun - but that doesn't mean he's not serious or genuine otherwise.
I doubt you've actually balanced out or thoroughly thought through your arguments either.
Before Tesla became the scale it did, at its beginnings, you probably would have called his intentions with Tesla "vaguely futurist nonsense" - same with SpaceX's reusable rockets - "that's absurd, no one's done it before - it's impossible!"
So I wonder if you should brainstorm and/or analyze the positives regarding Elon and his companies and then see how that balances out your conclusions.