@elonmusk The West is buckling under the rot of late stage capitalism, the ongoing collapse of the United States, and the resurgence of fascism, white nationalism, and far-right populism.
Case in point, you have the most means of anyone, and you are preoccupied with this inane bullshit.
@iamziyar @elonmusk Because starlink has turned out to be a bad idea that harms more than it helps, and his ego was bruised. He's trying to convince himself that it has some benefit.
Unfortunately, his financial privilege means he never has to accept failure, which will have consequences for us.
@elonmusk Your sattelites are literally junking up our orbit and ruining our night skies. The difference is noticeable to anyone with a telescope.
"Better Wifi on planes" isn't worth what we're losing. This is a reckless vanity project.
Your ego is becoming a threat to the planet.
@narendramodi You have killed several of my fellow Canadian citizens on Canadian soil, in an effort to combat Khalistani separatism in *your* country.
We would have never done that to you over Québec separatism. Not only are you a cherished ally, we wouldn't have deserved to keep Québec.
@elonmusk@SpaceX That is not a coherent or particularly useful aim. I'm sure it sounds more inspired on LSD.
What we should be focusing on is the extraction of resources from space (captured NEOs, lunar mining, asteroid mining, etc). Space has vastly more than Earth, and no climate to fuck up.
@elonmusk They're fleeing extremist violence, you have no idea what kind of potential you are wasting. These are people who hate groups like ISIS more than you ever will. They are natural allies against extremism.
Muslims are our greatest defense against groups like ISIS.
@elonmusk The US has the highest incarceration rate and largest prison population in the world, yet it has amongst the highest level of crime and violence in the developed world.
The US is not safe, and keeping people in prison is obviously not working. Arrest is not the missing element.
@elonmusk Gender identity is heavily supported by a massive body of scientific evidence stretching back decades. This includes biology. Even if you only recognize biological sex (which is an unscientific position), we'll have the ability to alter that in the coming decades.
@elonmusk Yet it is still the murder capital of the world. Compared to other Western democracies, the US has the murder rate of a developing country. This decline is not nearly enough, and significant change needs to take place if the US is ever to become a truly safe nation.
@_stainless0_ Thriving.
I've had a very challenging life, and I basically spent the entire period of 2006 - 2022 street involved, in poverty, and disabled. I honestly didn't think that would change.
Thanks to some timely compassion, this is now the greatest period of my life so far.
@RightScopee Republicanism is an ideology that believes it is smart to put yourself first and that personal gain should be your motivation in life.
This means you will never be their priority. Why would you trust someone who will only ever see you as a means to their end?
@Acyn This has been obvious since before his nation-ending political run. I remember seeing early memes about the creepy things he said on The Apprentice and beauty pageants when I was in grade school and I'm 35 now 😂
The alt right can't pretend they didn't know. We all did.
@coffeebreak_YT Yeah, I think people are too eager to trust anything that reinforces their views and expectations, or dismiss anything that challenges them (especially from a perceived enemy).
If you find yourself wanting something to be true, maybe step away until your head can level out.
@benshapiro I would ordinarily be one of your far-left detractors, but you impressed me with your speech. That took an uncommon kind of courage and conviction, and it was one of the very few views we share.
Bigot-free conservatism is something I would happily co-exist with. I wish you luck.
@HeraMission I'm a patient in the Oasis program there, I can't possibly heap enough praise onto what they do (for me and for all the people that go through their doors every day).