Holmes made one single promise on which she couldn't (possibly) deliver while
Musk makes dozens of promises and delivers well enough on enough of them that he'll never be fully discredited.
The whole "stepping on a single nail vs. sleeping on a bed of nails" metaphor.
I'm having trouble following the metaphor. You seem to be saying that it's a... I guess "unfortunate coincidence" that Musk has had a handful of successful (well, outrageously successful) projects, because it makes exposing him as a fraud for the unsuccessful stuff difficult? But... isn't success the goal here and not punishing fraud?
Would the world really be a better place if we viewed every failure as disqualifying?
That's not the question. The question is "would the world really be a better place if we viewed malicious lies as disqualifying", and I believe the answer is yes.
I think the world would be a better place if Elon Musk didn't recklessly claim that currently extant Teslas will achieve full self-driving capability in any reasonable timeframe. Similarly, it would be wonderful if he didn't promote horse shit like the hyperloop and his boring company, possibly with the ulterior motive of undermining actual infrastructure projects
ajross|3 years ago
Would the world really be a better place if we viewed every failure as disqualifying?
groby_b|3 years ago
YawningAngel|3 years ago