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> I think calling anyone defending Musk at any level a “cheerleader” isn’t a helpful framing of the debate.

What would be? When I see replies on Twitter that say things like “why are you arguing with literally the smartest person in the world?” in reference to someone challenging or critiquing Musk and other such hyperbolic comments coming out of nowhere, what do you call this other than cheerleading?

> Musk has achieved great, incredible things. That’s just indisputable fact.

That is more than disputable. What great things has he done?

Musk has acted like a child and bully his entire career. People like me have called this out to downvotes, criticism, and almost ostracization and finally others are becoming aware of it. The sort of outpouring of hate of Musk is coming from this because people are more than weary of putting up with cult of personality and unbridled and misplaced worship of Musk.

>>bmitc+(OP)
> > calling anyone defending Musk at any level a “cheerleader” isn’t a helpful framing of the debate.

> I see replies on Twitter that say things like “why are you arguing with literally the smartest person in the world?” in reference to someone challenging or critiquing Musk

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Nutpicking

>>nailer+a4
Musk has a disproportionate amount of nuts in his corner. That’s why they’re brought up in discussions about him. It’s not so much nutpicking as it is getting hit over the head with nuts.

If one defends a person who is effectively a cult leader and their maniacal actions, they shouldn’t be surprised to often get lumped into the more fanatic followers as a sort of social collateral damage. Very little about Musk’s behavior is defendable, and he also has a huge amount of unwavering followers. So defense of his behavior are questionable from the start.

>>bmitc+95
> Musk has a disproportionate amount of nuts in his corner.

Can you prove this statement or is it just how you feel about it?