Oddbean new post about login | logout When did you become such an accomplished and impressive mind reader?
when I read The Art of War by Sun Tzu. 🌞
And I suppose The Prince by Machiavelli… Seriously… I think this is a ridiculous interpretation of the actions by Musk. To me it VERY OBVIOUS that he identifies freedom of speech as a foundational part of a thriving civilisation. And it is also obvious that he understands that a civilisation is foundational for the ambitions to make humanity multiplanetary. And the latter is his long time goal. Your interpretation seems more like some kind of nihilism, default cynisism.