I don’t really hold out hope for Musk, personally. I’d like to, as much as I’d like to hope that anyone can change. All of his actions point to someone who is very sad and doesn’t apply the tools he has to actually tackle it, instead he uses what he has to try and be the “cool guy” on the internet and it worked…mostly for white supremacists and other alt righters, and trolls.
An analogy I like is that he’s a guy who did open mic stand up but no one found him funny except maybe one or two people. His solution was to buy the comedy club and be the only performer.
Musk also has a long history of narcissistic behavior going back pretty much for as long as he’s been in the public eye, and I’ve seen indication that he’s reflecting or trying to change.
I may be holding out hope out of a sense of charity, admittedly. It feels right to hope that a man who is shockingly influential (see Ronan Farrow’s latest) won’t just continue to get worse.
An analogy I like is that he’s a guy who did open mic stand up but no one found him funny except maybe one or two people. His solution was to buy the comedy club and be the only performer.
Musk also has a long history of narcissistic behavior going back pretty much for as long as he’s been in the public eye, and I’ve seen indication that he’s reflecting or trying to change.