On Elon Musk, Twitter, and Hate

There’s a thesis here I can’t get my head around which seems to be when powerful people do things you don’t like, don’t speak out. Don’t speak truth to power, defer to it and let power manipulate the world without criticism.

And when you do speak out against it, the person with power is victimized.

From the article:

> The point I am trying to make? If you dislike Twitter’s new direction, why don’t you quietly close your account and find a new home?

This is a small glimpse of the shamelessly apologetic white knighting that emanates from the article. A billionaire cannot do no harm or be held to scrutiny because, as the result of a major screwups, was forced by a court of law to purchase a company. Said billionaire cannot be scrutinized when he's speed running through the destruction of a service used by the whole world. Said billionaire cannot do any harm because another billionaire stated he bought other companies.

Does the validity of any criticism directed at Elon Musk change depending on the net worth of anyone criticized for making the exact same torrent of errors?

Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences. Remember that one? LO

Good article