Fuck musk, of course, but I really dislike this new pop psych trend of labeling everyone you don’t like a “sociopath” (or “narcissist” or whatever). Deliberately or not, it’s pushing a narrative that there are these horrible monsters lurking among us who are evil and manipulative just for the sake of being evil and manipulative and distracts us from thinking in terms of systems and incentives. The last thing we need right now is yet another bogeyman to blame for society’s woes.
For what other reason is Musk evil and manipulative? He is rich enough to have pretty much anything he wants. He never has to work another day in his life. He clearly gets a thrill out of saying and doing horrible things and bending people to his will.
So maybe don’t call everyone a sociopath, but I’d say the Tesla fits in this case.
Fuck musk, of course, but I really dislike this new pop psych trend of labeling everyone you don’t like a “sociopath” (or “narcissist” or whatever). Deliberately or not, it’s pushing a narrative that there are these horrible monsters lurking among us who are evil and manipulative just for the sake of being evil and manipulative and distracts us from thinking in terms of systems and incentives. The last thing we need right now is yet another bogeyman to blame for society’s woes.
For what other reason is Musk evil and manipulative? He is rich enough to have pretty much anything he wants. He never has to work another day in his life. He clearly gets a thrill out of saying and doing horrible things and bending people to his will.
So maybe don’t call everyone a sociopath, but I’d say the Tesla fits in this case.