Elon Musk points out that "we're headed for a future of amazing abundance."
"I'm very optimistic about the future… We are in the most interesting time in history!"
Suicidal empathy is a real thing that many people want to ignore in the name of "compassion". Compassion matters.
BUT, if compassion consistently comes at the expense of public safety, eventually it stops being compassion.
It becomes negligence.