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Comment by throwaway98797 | Hacker News Reader

and yet where would society be without them?

Yes, the amount of ingratitude you have to see after changing the world. "You shouted at a person. You said the F word!"

If I had to summarize the internet in one feeling, that would be jealousy

Ingratitude? How grateful am I supposed to be for the fact that they get some product here faster than competitors? I'll take a slightly slower world with fewer assholes, thank you very much. The world is still going to change without them.

You are not very representative of society

Tesla is worth 600 billion dollars. Means the world is very impatient to buy their cars actually.

Also, you don't get to decide how people behave and treat each other. The social equilibrium is such that you only get to decide on your behaviors.

Yeah I guess decent people are dummies for not wanting to live in the world made in the wake of geniuses like you and Harvey Weinstein.

I wouldn't use the word "decent" for someone who pokes their nose at your use of the F-word and voice intonation. I would rather use "control freaks".

Yes, the people who are specifically critical of abusive practices of poweful executives are the "control freaks" here. Flawless logic.

Tesla's worth as a publicly traded company is not determined by "the world", but rather by the tiny percentage of people who trade stocks - and even then mostly large investors, not individuals. So it's not exactly representative of the society, either.

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