Please don't take threads on generic tangents (this story -> cave story -> pedo guy tweet -> reductio ad Muskum). Please don't post cheap flamebait to HN. Also please don't go on about downvotes or post swipes about other users. It's all very tedious and we're trying for something interesting here.
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Yea haha I was going to remind folks of that too. Elon was building a submarine that everyone involved told him was a terrible idea and to please leave them alone because he was hampering the effort, and Elon responded by calling one of the lead rescuers a “pedo guy” and got sued over it.
I believe his defense was that “pedo guy” was a common insult in South Africa.
It's probably not worth the effort providing any form of defense of any part of Musk's role in this, but his team did ask the British lead divers whether they should carry on working on the sub (well, underwater transportation tank) project, and they received the response that the lead divers wished them to continue as a contingency.
Also, one should obviously not falsely accuse someone of being a pedophile, including if they tell you to shove your submarine up your ass.
But really, this whole thread shows up every time the cave story is mentioned, and I think the whole thing just detracts from the fantastic international act of heroism that the rescue was. It was really a beautiful achievement where no adversaries had to be hurt, the kind of uniting against the cruel laws of nature that I wish the world would see a lot more of.
>I believe his defense was that “pedo guy” was a common insult in South Africa.
This is also what Luis Suarez said about his comment that got him in trouble that his comment is common where he's from. Just because it's what is said in one place does not mean that it is acceptable anywhere else (if even in the one place).
IMO: those weren't "simpler times." Everyone just seems to let Elon get away with saying a lot of BS on Twitter for whatever reason. Trump was the same way until he became president.
dang|4 years ago
We've had to ask you before to follow the site guidelines. Would you mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart? We'd be grateful, because we're trying to avoid the tailspin into internet dreck which has traditionally been the fate of forums like this.
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27795166.
arcticbull|4 years ago
I believe his defense was that “pedo guy” was a common insult in South Africa.
Simpler times haha.
marvin|4 years ago
Also, one should obviously not falsely accuse someone of being a pedophile, including if they tell you to shove your submarine up your ass.
But really, this whole thread shows up every time the cave story is mentioned, and I think the whole thing just detracts from the fantastic international act of heroism that the rescue was. It was really a beautiful achievement where no adversaries had to be hurt, the kind of uniting against the cruel laws of nature that I wish the world would see a lot more of.
dylan604|4 years ago
This is also what Luis Suarez said about his comment that got him in trouble that his comment is common where he's from. Just because it's what is said in one place does not mean that it is acceptable anywhere else (if even in the one place).
bambax|4 years ago
swiley|4 years ago
lilSebastian|4 years ago