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Elon Musk is broken, and we have broken him

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I can't be the only one to think that showing a certain level of emotion that reflects the pressure of the environment is more appropriate than projecting sociopathic calm, can I? I understand that people panic, and leaders are the most obvious responsible party, but...maybe people should just not panic about someone else under visible duress? Can we please just lead ourselves a little more?

I totally agree! I think it was actually really helpful for the entrepreneur community that he was so candid.

https://medium.com/@dr.janna.koretz/elon-musk-didnt-have-a-b...

I like Musk's goals and would love to work for Tesla or SpaceX but wouldn't apply in a million years knowing their style of work. I value my happiness, mental and physical well-being far too much to work in a high stress environment like both companies are known to be. It's truly sad that we've become poisoned by the idea that success requires soul crushing devotion to work. Sure, intense focus and extended work hours can be required at times, but when it's the status quo it's just sad.

https://twitter.com/NickHanauer/status/1030633143831646208

Says the guy who started an overvalued ad network trying to divert attention to himself. Just because no one cares if an ad-tech CEO burns out doesn't mean people don't care about Musk burning out. Musk is a symbol for entrepreneurship and will power in an age where most people are whiny victims. Almost no one could handle that level of stress and he does it by choice. Drive the gas car you deserve, Nick.

> Dude.Your family isn't homeless. Your kid doesn't have cancer. You aren't a solider, police officer, or fire fighter in (actual) harm's way. You are a billionaire running a tech company that has challenges. The only real personal risk here is to your ego. You need to man up.

Man up he did already when he built the aforementioned tech company, didn't he? And while his kids don't have cancer he himself might get one having the stress he has. Or didn't the tweet author get some himself to understand?

Being not a soldier, fire fighter or police officer doesn't mean being out of the - actual - harm's way. Here we talk not about the ego - primarily - but about something bigger than that. Elon uniquely helps in elevating important topics to the conversation level. Fall of his ability to maintain financial independence while pulling state of the art in tech ahead will, no doubts, add to arguments of skeptics and naysayers and may have a chilling effect on certain approaches to handle modern problems, be it AI, climate change or retractions of democracies.

I'm not sure the tweet author really understands what he's talking about.

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