The government Elon doesn’t criticize.

[jon-nyc]

Matt Yglesias would occasionally troll him by asking about the Uyghurs.

His largest factory, the primary export hub his model 3s and model Ys, where he makes most of his batteries.

If it doesn’t concern you, it should.

[Horace]

As a practical human, is there an actual point to Elon criticizing China? Or should we just imagine a perfectly principled human and how they would act?

[jon-nyc]

The salient point is why he wouldn’t. And what the implications are given his outsized role in Trump world.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

The salient point is why he wouldn’t.

His business interests are there, I don't actually think as a point of fact that that is in any dispute. Now weigh that against, what, being a talking head against China? What good will that serve?

[jon-nyc]

But to directly answer your question no, it would be stupid for him to do so. They could significantly damage his business interests and his net worth.

That’s sort of the point of the thread.

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace Of course, he is a practical person. Understandable.

But, then probably not a good idea to tweet the following

[jon-nyc]

This should be obvious to you, but let me spell it out.

The issue isn’t “oh no, Elon won’t criticize China!!!!”

The issue is “oh shit, a guy who’s quite beholden to the CCP is Trump’s right hand guy!!!”

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

This should be obvious to you, but let me spell it out.

The issue isn’t “oh no, Elon won’t criticize China!!!!”

The issue is “oh shit, a guy who’s quite beholden to the CCP is Trump’s right hand guy!!!”

Right, Elon, and by extension Trump, is a Chinese asset. Good luck with that.

[Horace]

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

@jon-nyc said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

This should be obvious to you, but let me spell it out.

The issue isn’t “oh no, Elon won’t criticize China!!!!”

The issue is “oh shit, a guy who’s quite beholden to the CCP is Trump’s right hand guy!!!”

Right, Elon, and by extension Trump, is a Chinese asset. Good luck with that.

Strawmanning it is a form of cope.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

@Horace said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

@jon-nyc said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

This should be obvious to you, but let me spell it out.

The issue isn’t “oh no, Elon won’t criticize China!!!!”

The issue is “oh shit, a guy who’s quite beholden to the CCP is Trump’s right hand guy!!!”

Right, Elon, and by extension Trump, is a Chinese asset. Good luck with that.

To straw man it is a form of cope.

I don't actually believe you even know what you're talking about. If not the implication that Elon, and by extension Trump, are Chinese assets, what exactly are you on about here? Nothing. Oh, now you might grow some capacity to be nuanced and verbal with the word "asset"?

[jon-nyc]

Seems to me there’s a continuum of influence one entity can have over another and that ‘asset’ would cover one extreme end. But a much broader swath of that spectrum could be concerning, depending on context.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

Seems to me there’s a continuum of influence one entity can have over another and that ‘asset’ would cover one extreme end. But a much broader swath of that spectrum could be concerning.

Yeah, the implication that an American citizen should be concerned with Elon having ties to China is the point.

I never misunderstood.

Do I agree? Probably not.

[jon-nyc]

That’s a level of dissonance your mind is fully capable of avoiding.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

That’s a layer of dissonance your mind is fully capable of avoiding.

Just a joke at this point. I'm sad for you.

[jon-nyc]

QED

Yep. The real problem isn’t Elon’s ties with China. It’s Jon.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

QED

Good job.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

QED

Yep. The real problem isn’t Elon’s ties with China. It’s Jon.

I attempted to interact with Jon by trying, with my word skills, to relate with his point. Jon, the mythical jon, just accused me of strawmans. This is what Jon does. Because Jon is almost entirely incapable of interacting with intelligent human beings who can reflect his own thoughts back.

[taiwan_girl]

You two are like an old married couple.

[Horace]

@taiwan_girl said in The government Elon doesn’t criticize.:

You two are like an old married couple.

I love Jon, and I don't know why.