Oddbean

Let me get this straight. This guy Elon, who is clearly autistic because he can’t put 3 words together without stuttering, built a business selling EVs that could not succeed without government subsidies. He launched starlink satellites into space giving authoritarians more power to spy on you. He’s testing literal brain chips on humans. He bought twatter and is gate keeping people that don’t KYC themselves. He is also censoring users while talking about freeze peach. And I’m expected to believe he’s pro freedom? Lmao https://video.nostr.build/d2d5d8116e7983ea3eb44641517f73fffbae8ba49a5afa45a8caf9dfd2e13581.mp4 https://image.nostr.build/4e164d7e9e383f60e453713fab985a26d5c942a95f7f68fd47b54abf0242873f.jpg

Biggest blindspot I've noticed in people is when it comes to this guy. Even amongst goddamn bitcoiners it somehow seems almost equally divided. Isn't that odd? I think he's meant to be just that though, the constant spotlight that takes away attention from the even worse scum. Me: Tell me one good thing this guy did, and not just by saying words Elon simp: dude, sooooo many, where do I even start Me: just one Elon simp: changes subject and refuses to return to initial question

I'll steelman their view by saying "he didn't start any new wars", that's about it I guess. But even if someone wanted to, they can't even TRY to do anything good for citizens (reduce government) without the puppetmasters putting an end to such attempts anyway. Fucking theater :)

It really is all theater. Trump certainly didn’t hesitate to attack countries though. I’ve heard the argument that there were no wars under trump and the economy was better. But trump printed more than any other president before him so the bad economy today is his fault lmao. And what war did Biden start?

Putting aside energy source and metal mining, I think his contribution to electric motor vehicles is a net positive for transportation technology advancement. Traction control and low center of gravity safety aspects are much better than ICE cars. Obviously it does not have to be the only passenger car drivetrain type like the dumbass regulators are saying. Could you agree with that point in isolation? Or maybe you have a perspective that greater negative aspects outweigh those positive ones?

I think the negatives outweigh the positives. The whole EV industry is not sustainable without government subsidies. And when money is being wasted on unsustainable projects, opportunities for improvement in other industries (like ICE technology) is stifled. We’ve had EVs before and they failed because gas powered cars are just better. Those safety features can be integrated into gas fueled cars too. EV cars are unaffordable without those subsidies and pretty useless in harsh cold environments because the battery degrades. Green tech is just a scam.

Mostly fair points. I agree full EVs are dumb overall. We should’ve scaled plug-in hybrids if we wanted to market-test the new tech. Regarding integration of safety features, ICE cars would need a large counterweight along the bottom of the frame to compete with the dense battery “skateboard” that full EVs benefit from. Which would raise the total curb weight to inefficient levels. (Unless the whole engine and transmission was somehow overhauled to be flatter and lower). Also, torque vectoring traction control via gearing and differentials from ICE cars cannot come close to performance of single-wheel-dedicated electric motor traction systems. They can react in milliseconds and have max torque immediately. So ICE cars could definitely benefit from a hybridized evolution via these small wheel motors that have advanced from EV market forces. A lot under the “green tech” umbrella is a scam but there’s some hidden gems. Pls lmk if I’m being annoying with these Ackshually-type responses 😅 just intending to add nuanced perspectives.