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That exactly. People were disgusted by the attention grab and the lack of respect for people risking their lives. 'I'm a billionaire, look at me!' syndrome.

Are. Not were. The fact that we see this still being mentioned is a pretty good testimony to how utterly tone deaf Musk was when he did that.

That’s an astute point.

> one of the men who did rescue the kids a 'pedo-guy'?

AFAIK it was a consultant, who advised the actual divers, who first told elon to “shove his sub up his ass”.

Immaturity all around.

If the conditions got any worse, the sub would have been necessary. The kids got lucky they could use the simple method.