Elon Musk, Hypocrite
It took two hours, but Frontline finally got there
Like a lot of us, I’ve been intrigued by Musk, an apparent technological genius and a social train wreck who seems to care less. Yes, SpaceX, Tesla, and Starlink are remarkable visionary achievements, the kind of things that change society.
But they are things, hardware. It’s when Musk delves into software, dealing with human complications, that his story falls to pieces.
I spent two hours last night watching a PBS Frontline documentary on Musk and his Twitter acquisition and subsequent war on…practically everything. To be honest, the Frontline story was fragmented, contradictory, enigmatic and every other word used to describe Musk himself.
He finds himself dealing with the very complicated subject of First Amendment Rights to freedom of speech and the thorny issues of misinformation, disinformation, and censorship. And it’s all made even more confusing by his uncontrolled impulsive actions when faced with any criticism.
We hear from former Twitter employees who have been crucified by right wing fringe elements who take great joy in not only ruining people’s lives but opening them to threats by sharing their addresses, contact info, and other personal details, all in the name of freedom of speech.
