We can disagree here. On this side of the pond, Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk. It is an identification that Musk has used to further his career. Musk is strictly a materialist. He’s out of touch with reality.
Teslas are unsafe, and if the things I read about drunks driving Teslas are true, then Tesla drivers are to be avoided, unless you are a drunk, i.e. a member of the club.
The argument that Tesla is part of the economy, that workers depend on Tesla, is part of an ongoing debate about materialism. I am not of the party of strict materialism. Material needs must be met, and no society can remain healthy unless these needs are met. But the aspect of life that values truth, justice, and social good is not materialism; it’s separate from all that can be turned into cash.
This isn’t a position everyone can embrace, but I was fortunate enough to be able to resign from two jobs in my lifetime, because I learned that my employer was in one sense or another corrupt and dishonest. I accepted the temporary pain of economic stagnation and social challenges between careers.
But one can’t just say to others, “Then quit your job.” I’m not like Teddy Roosevelt in my convictions. I wouldn’t push this on anyone else, but it remains an option that I practice, and I hope others who are in a frame of mind to do so, will weigh materialism against truth and social good.
We can disagree here. On this side of the pond, Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk. It is an identification that Musk has used to further his career. Musk is strictly a materialist. He’s out of touch with reality.
Teslas are unsafe, and if the things I read about drunks driving Teslas are true, then Tesla drivers are to be avoided, unless you are a drunk, i.e. a member of the club.
The argument that Tesla is part of the economy, that workers depend on Tesla, is part of an ongoing debate about materialism. I am not of the party of strict materialism. Material needs must be met, and no society can remain healthy unless these needs are met. But the aspect of life that values truth, justice, and social good is not materialism; it’s separate from all that can be turned into cash.
This isn’t a position everyone can embrace, but I was fortunate enough to be able to resign from two jobs in my lifetime, because I learned that my employer was in one sense or another corrupt and dishonest. I accepted the temporary pain of economic stagnation and social challenges between careers.
But one can’t just say to others, “Then quit your job.” I’m not like Teddy Roosevelt in my convictions. I wouldn’t push this on anyone else, but it remains an option that I practice, and I hope others who are in a frame of mind to do so, will weigh materialism against truth and social good.