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By what means should be people be judged, if not by their public words and actions? Any other factors are, by definition, unknowable.

Musk's words and actions have been very public indeed. What additional context can we gain by speculating about his private thoughts and back-room dealings?

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I try to resist the urge to judge, and remind myself that I shouldn’t be drawing conclusions about things I’m not (or can’t be) informed about.

There’s this big social pressure, not just to agree with the prevailing opinions, but in general to have these confident positions on everything. I think the world would be a better place with more “I dont know”s.

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