An important thing about Elon Musk that’s widely known in tech circles but perhaps not in the larger world: he’s kind of an idiot.
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@kims
Ah, yeah, sorry, I was thinking of something really different when I first replied. What you describe there is a wild experience I've managed to spend most of my life avoiding. Is it the “tough coach” phenomenon? Is the thrill of trying to please someone who is almost but not quite impossible to please, the thrill of seeking approval? Is it simply the experience of being in close proximity a sociopath? -
@inthehands So when #Musk says hydrogen powered cars are not practical I should ignore him?
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@inthehands
It's a repetition compulsion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetition_compulsion#:~:text=Repetition%20compulsion%20is%20the%20unconscious,is%20likely%20to%20occur%20again.We can have intense schema chemistry with people who remind us toxic people in our past who we subconsciously want to heal from.
It’s these people who give us a boost of energy, help us self-activate, feel inspired and temporarily confident, etc., while also threatening our fears of abandonment.
If (like me) you grew up with an authoritarian parent, a boss like Musk is better than amphetamines. And, inevitably, just as toxic.
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@inthehands I observed that Elon is excellent at convincing tech people to work for him. Either by communicating a vision (often stolen from sci-fi), or by providing attractive incentives. It’s the real tech nerds that get the things done. Plus he’s good at convincing money people to back his plays.
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@kims
Wow. Just wow.The layers of abuse.
