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> Tesla boss Elon Musk’s factory

What a strange approach to go out of your way to ensure that Musk's name is mentioned.

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Safety is the responsibility of leadership.

>“That’s our other rule,” Musk continues. “Safety third. There’s not even a Rule Number Two. But even though there’s nothing in second place, safety is not getting promoted to number two.”

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/elon-m...

Incredibly dishonest to take a quote about his advice to his children/family in this context.

It's completely fair in that context. If you drill into your children "safety is the number 1 rule at all times", they are going to be socially and developmentally stunted.

If it's dishonest then I challenge you to find a better Elon quote on safety. I first heard "safety third" secondhand from someone who used to work for him. That's not citable, but maybe that's good enough for you.

If it's not good enough then here are a few more recent examples.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2023/08/31/elon-mode-fsd-se...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/podcasts/the-daily/elon-m...

I'd say it's far more dishonest to invent a context in which the only alternative to instilling the idea that "safety is so unimportant it's behind priorities that don't even exist" is "safety is the number 1 rule at all times" to the extent of developmental stunting ...

Yes, it's truly unfair that Tesla is being associated with him!

Media has to plant a narrative, or why write the article?

Narrative? Nope. Too much thinking here. Elon Musk = 10k viewers / angry-emotional readers, Tesla = 1k viewers / positive readers. Elon Musk name-drop generate readers.

Except it's in the body, so they already clicked on the article and made their money. What's left is continuing the trope that Elon is insensitive and stupid.

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