John Gruber on the news that Starlink will offer free service to Hurricane Helene disaster areas:
It’s hard to overstate how differently Elon Musk would be perceived if he weren’t a whackjob on political and cultural issues.
If Elon had never bought Twitter, never tweeted even, he’d still be considered a visionary leader comparable to Steve Jobs, maybe over time even greater. Instead he destroyed his reputation for nothing.
Nick idk man he’s still a pretty big piece of shit. I don’t think whether or not he’s tweeting about it changes the fact that he’s a sexist transphobe who sexually harasses female employees and runs his factories like sweatshops.
Lou Plummer @grubz Thankfully there are some decent people working for Tesla who mitigate that sweatshop vibe a bit. I know a senior manager who is 180° away from Elon on looking at the world and who treats his people well.
Frank McPherson @DaveyCraney Jobs was not necessarily beloved for his personality.
