The space was ended abruptly 30 minutes later and it appears it was killed on Twitter’s side given that the usual metadata does not match what a closed Space has. This Space was being recorded and the replay is not available [3].
Musk now claims that they are fixing a “legacy bug” [4] and this is why Spaces has been disabled. In my opinion, Musk is behaving like a petulant child and his group of cheerleaders look more ridiculous and without backbone each day.
[1] https://twitter.com/forevereversley/status/16036127708929187...
[2] https://twitter.com/katienotopoulos/status/16036045712884695...
[3] https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1603622824177848326
It’s important not to make any issue an “I align with X so you’re against me” conflict.
Musk has achieved great, incredible things. That’s just indisputable fact.
Musk is also behaving erratically, inconsistently, and seemingly also unethically over Twitter. And has done so in the past, eg in the dispute with the diver or against short sellers.
One aspect of Elon’s actions does not cancel the other out. We should celebrate the good and debate the bad.
I feel like this melodrama is driven by Musk’s detractors ready to pounce and dismiss, say, the development of reusable rockets, by Musk being petulant. That is not an argument that makes any sense.
And the same goes for any fans who think Musk’s incredible achievements give him permission to ban and censor those who annoy him.
But I dispute that.
> the development of reusable rockets
Reusable rockets existed for almost exactly 25 years before the first SpaceX flight.
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A sense of perspective is always valuable in avoiding hyperbole.
Pasteur's invention of vaccination was a great thing. Walking on the Moon was an incredible thing.
Musk is some industrialist with a bunch of _promising_ projects, many of which are in trouble right about now.
Buying a car company and convincing rich people to buy shoddy electric cars, in part by lying about their capabilities, does not make you a Darwin or an Einstein. It doesn't even make you a Jimmy Carter (an underrated President in my opinion).
Once all the dust has settled, I expect Musk's story to be a cautionary tale and not an inspiration.