npub1ecdg62ymecuslw3w38dksjvap7g84hv534zh2dqcultyg9n67hrq7ypq6n (npub1ecd…pq6n) This is the same argument as you get with problematic artists. You can admire, say, npub1psdfxfpxz2cwmmnsk60y3nqpn2tqh9n24h4hstvfkwvr6eaek9js499sr7 (npub1psd…9sr7)’s writing without endorsing his habit of torturing baby antelopes to death for his own sick, sexual gratification (made-up example, possibly not real).
Awful people do impressive things. The only rational response is to acknowledge both the awfulness and the accomplishments. Ignoring one to focus on the other is a mistake.
(We should also remember SpaceX owes much to many, not just Musk).
Angus McIntyre /
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2024-03-15 17:58:53
in reply to nevent1q…yt8p
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