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Re:What Elon Musk Should Learn from the Thailand Cave Rescue by ksec on Monday July 16, 2018 @07:06AM (#17540307)
>When Musk's offer of help to Thailand was first discussed here, I said I thought I didn't think it was a cynical PR stunt,......... people who argue, "Well, at least he helped!", as if attempts to help are always a net good. It's fine if he sent help,, .........?

I think this precisely capture the difference in majority of audience thinking form Silicon Valley / US vs EU / UK.

As per the article "The Silicon Valley model for doing things is a mix of can-do optimism"

Calling someone who risk his life, saving children a paedophile because he felt he was insulted or attacked may have been perfectly acceptable in the land of freedom, but definitely not in UK.

And generally speaking, it isn't very polite to decline help on offer or to flat out label something doesn't work, especially from the British. May be next time they should just replied "That is not quite what I have in mind.". [1]

[1] https://twitter.com/soverybritish/status/517736334841352192

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Re:What Elon Musk Should Learn from the Thailand Cave Rescue by etrevino on Monday July 16, 2018 @08:01AM (#17540588)
> Calling someone who risk his life, saving children a paedophile because he felt he was insulted or attacked may have been perfectly acceptable in the land of freedom, but definitely not in UK.

Not acceptable here, either. It's legal, but it's socially unacceptable. Now, if Musk goes beyond name calling and makes an actual effort to paint the guy as a pedo then, I think, it's illegal. (I think)

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