> You can use thermo to build civilization, but you can't use a cello to do that!
Depends on how you define “civilization”!
I definite it in terms of inventing air conditioning: https://www.vox.com/2015/3/23/8278085/singapore-lee-kuan-yew...
Oh interesting, didn't realize civilization started in 1902.
Re:Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold
by the_only_law on Friday May 13, 2022 @10:20AM
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> I don't see him talking shit about how stupid everyone is, like many people do.
That would Provo be because the attached attic sis related to belong musk not “everybody” and “many people”.
You can use thermo to build civilization, but you can't use a cello to do that!
> I don't see how anything but hubris can make someone see differently.
We don't know the context of this conversation with Musk. In "just between us engineers" conversations, there's plenty of hubris to go around. It's not just engineers, of course. Many of the highly educated professionals I know will express demeaning opinions about religious people or rural folks after a few drinks.
To be clear, I don't think being condescending is a virtue. But I don't see any reason to single Musk out for that specifically. I don't see him talking shit about how stupid everyone is, like many people do.