Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ...
by invisible on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @01:36AM
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It is possible for people to have big dreams and also deeply care about their responsibility to folks that work for them. I’m not sure why everything always has to be mutually exclusive when it comes to intentions.
Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ...
by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @01:55AM
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Because some simple Google searches show complaints of workers being overworked and poorly treated for years at the expense of worker health. In fairness, Musk himself was clearly overworked and pursued his dream at the expense of his own health. But there is a lesson here for all of us in startup land: be very clear about what is really going on if you're willing to sacrifice your own health and relationships for someone else's dream.
I don't think Musk is an evil person, but everything about his past actions and his personality has shown he is singularly focused on his big dreams: electrifying the automobile industry and getting to Mars. He sees these closures as a threat to his dream, not to his workers.
Again, I don't really think there is anything wrong with this. It takes people with unique drive like this to bring about big change. But it's important to not confuse his drive for something it's not.