Good for him, he deserves it

[Wintermute]

@mcarley

But the fact that he can turn it on and off at a whim is concerning.

He has yet to do anything like that.

Starlink is prohibited for military use but he has let Ukraine done it at this point.

[Bears54]

@mcarley

I raised this with the Starlink thing and Ukraine. Musk giving them free access is a good thing; they’re defending themselves. But the fact that he can turn it on and off at a whim is concerning.

Ukraine should have told Musk no thanks, we don’t want your help.

[Wintermute]

@Bears54

Ukraine should have told Musk no thanks, we don’t want your help.

The problem is they wanted to use it to guide drones to attack Russia.

[jimtoo]

@mcarley

I like a broad distribution of power.

I don’t entirely disagree, but the lower you set the bar the less innovation in everything we will have. Unfortunately, a lot of innovation happens because folks are looking for large payoff. Also, the government should not be involved in distributing power.

[Bears54]

@mcarley

I worry more about the concentration of wealth and power into increasingly few hands.

Does that include unions or just rich guys?

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/25/dockworkers-strike-disrupt-economy-election-00181005

[mcarley]

@jimtoo

I don’t entirely disagree, but the lower you set the bar the less innovation in everything we will have. Unfortunately, a lot of innovation happens because folks are looking for large payoff. Also, the government should not be involved in distributing power.

How about we set the bar at a billion? Hit the 10 figure mark, get a lifetime achievement award.

[crparrothead]

@mcarley

How about we set the bar at a billion?

Because, it will continue to be lowered.

[Wintermute]

@mcarley

How about we set the bar at a billion? Hit the 10 figure mark, get a lifetime achievement award.

And then what? Take it from them? The wealth is a company. It sounds like you are suggesting we punish people who start a successful company by taking it from them.

[brobbs]

@mcarley

I worry more about the concentration of wealth and power into increasingly few hands

I assume you feel the same about Bill Gates and George Soros?

[mcarley]

@brobbs

I assume you feel the same about Bill Gates and George Soros?

Pretty much, yep.

[Bears54]

@mcarley

How about we set the bar at a billion?

Why don’t you do what they have done and spend the billions you’ve the way you want?