On Elon Musk

You may have noticed that he comes up a lot in things I have to say.  And I thought I'd take a moment and explain why.  

No doubt he's a lightning rod, but its more than that.  He's a modern day Thomas Edison to some degree.  He takes ideas from others and helps them to grow them, but then focuses attention on himself as "the guy" even though its mostly smoke and mirrors.  He may be smart, but he didn't invent the things that are attributed to him.

He's kind of got an evil genius thing going on, and maybe you could equate him to Lex Luthor from Superman. 

He started with some money from dad, and has managed to parlay that to be one of the worlds richest (and most recognizable) people.  

Maybe many people are over him in general, though he certainly gets a lot of "love" because of his wealth, and because he's "not afraid to speak his mind" (ie, act a little crazy, maybe).

But by many accounts, he's not a good person.  We heard reports that his father was racist, and there are certainly whispers that he is too.  It appears as though hes a misogynist too.  There was the nazi salute.  The drug use.  The absurd braggadocio.    

To me, though, the deal breaker is his family life. He has multiple children from multiple different women - that is what it is.  But he is at least guilty by association of being aligned with people who deride this from people who are not white.  And he has disowned HIS OWN child, when they identified as trans.  Everything else aside, that is inexcusable.  Its your child.  You love them unconditionally, and don't act like an ass hat when it comes to them.

So I continue to mention him because I loathe what he stands for.