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I think the amount of vitriol in this thread directed at one of the most successful tech entrepreneurs of all time is sad. He may be too optimistic in his predictions but at least he has goals worth achieving and doesn't stop just because it doesn't work the first time.

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You frame it as if the "vitriol" were entirely based on his success in business or lack thereof. Surely it has nothing to do with his behaviour and adventures in politics? Yes, people must be entirely misguided in their judgement of a complete lack of moral character.

Nothing like that was discussed in the thread as far as I saw.

Can I ask you something since you love to brag about being a VC? Do you guys have any morals? Seriously. Because from some one that was raised to believe that lying is wrong and that liars (which Elon blatantly is) are not to be respected, you all seem to have no real values other than money and power.

I don't think he is lying. He believes it when he says it.

I picture some evangelical church where people get together every week to amp each other up and randomly yell out some angry sound bites while looking around eagerly for approval.

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One of the greatest mass murderers in history...? I uh, am morbidly curious to hear your thought process here.

If you are unfamiliar with the shuttering of USAID this year, you “uh” be in an information bubble that is not serving you.

Search terms that will help you on your journey include “DOGE”, “Kenya”, and “cholera”.

...Curiosity satisfied, I suppose. While I disagree with some of the USAID cuts, I don't think that "not giving charity" is the same thing as "mass murder."

Well, that’s between you and your worth as a human being I suppose. I do thank you for doing the legwork.

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Search terms that will help you on your journey include “DOGE”, “Kenya”, and “cholera”.

I’m sorry that the death of hundreds of thousands of people did not register in your world, but I feel like charges of “lunacy” are a bit rich coming from someone living in a soft bubble of ignorance.

I guess Nazi salute didn't help.

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