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I took that stance with my Tesla stocks when he ridiculed the person who saved boys from Thailand Cave. He put technology ahead of humans, something that I am not comfortable with.

My view has changed back and forth, his values being incompatible with mine, and his risk taking abilities which are sometimes good.

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The cave is a bad example of putting technology ahead of humans. He actually tried to do something that would help some humans (the head diver of the rescue operation told him it was worth working on) in that case.

You could say he put his ego above harm to someone's reputation, but I don't think you could sat he put technology above people there.

The head diver that he called a pedo wanted the sub? Why the conflict then?

Wasn't the head diver he called a pedo, was one of the organisers.

Who do you consider the head diver then? I figured the guy that lead the mapping of the caves and the rescues the head diver personally, but I'm open to understand other people's opinions.

Richard Stanton. Its on Musk's wikipedia page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

He was interested in building a submarine than saving the boys - as I recollect forming the opinion.

What else is good example of putting technology ahead of humans? I am sure there should be a few.

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