JosetteJoy wrote:
I believe that if you're on the spectrum and there's something you really love, if you work hard, you can succeed doing what you love. But not becoming a billionaire doesn't mean you didn't succeed.
I quite agree that not being a billionaire does not equal not being a success. However, that is now quite the same as saying being a billionaire means you are not a success.
There are plenty of people who had all the benefits that Elon had starting out, and managed to make a complete hash of things. Elon seems to be good at getting smart people to do smart things. And make money while doing it. His rockets are better and more economical than the things that came before. His electric car company was the first to make electric cars that weren’t just scientific curiosities, and is part of making green energy a reality. He just might go to Mars and open up a new planet for human life which might solve a lot of resource problems for the whole population of this planet - so “I don’t like him because he isn’t as far left as I am” just doesn’t seem to me like a good reason to take an “all or nothing” position on him as a human being. Sure he has flaws. So do you. So do I.
He still isn’t a “failure” as a human being. He’s a geek. I kind of like him and am curious to see what he does next. He is certainly colorful.
(Not sure what the Santa cartoon really is about. Strawman argument? Is there any real evidence he is antisemitic?)
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