[ExI] Gender-Neutral Side Note

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 09/11/2025 13:32, John Clark wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
>
>     >…there are those (even in the USA)
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>
> *Even? _Especially_ in the USA!*
>
>     /> who do not like Musk, but it isn’t clear to me why. /
>
>
> *What isn't clear to me is why you are not just as outraged over the 
> antics of He Who Must Not Be Named as I am, I've been trying to figure 
> that out since 2016. As for Musk, I think it's just a fact of reality 
> that the richest man in the world is never going to be universally 
> loved. But it's more than just that. Elon Musk's popularity took a 
> dramatic hit when he gave $277 million to get a 34 time convicted 
> felon, a man who had staged a coup d'état which if successful would've 
> made him a dictator, get back into power through an electionin 2024. *
> *
> *
> *By the way, there was a fellow in Germany, whose name escapes me at 
> the moment, who had a similar history, he too had staged an 
> unsuccessful coup d'état and he too got back into power by winning an 
> election; the only difference was the election happened in 1933 not 
> 2024. *
>
>     /> Because of him we have Tesla, Space X/
>
>
> *Yes, and the world is a better place because of those two 
> companies, so I have to give the devil his due and give Musk a _+2_ *
>
>     /> and TwitterX/
>
>
> *And the world would be a better place if that companydidNOT exist, 
> without Twitter He Who Must Not Be Named would have never won the 2016 
> election, and without TwitterX (and the richest man in the world's 
> money of course) he would've never won the 2024 election. So for that 
> company Musk gets a ___-1_ *
>
>     /> And StarLink!How could I forget that one?/
>
> *That one is more complicated to judge. It has improved our ability to 
> communicate and has even helped the people of Ukraine defend 
> themselves from Vladimir Putin, but it has also degraded our ability 
> to understand the universe. Starink currently has 8,800 satellites in 
> low earth orbit (more are planned) and are creating havoc for optical 
> astronomers because the satellites reflect sunlight, creating bright 
> streaks in images taken by telescopes; by using expensive and time 
> consuming additional data processing the streaks can be identified and 
> subtracted, but they still cause the loss of valuable pixels in an 
> image. And those 8,800 satellites are also causing havoc for radio 
> astronomers because of unintentionally leaking radio frequencies. 
> Taking all that into consideration I'd give Starlink a _zero_.*
>
> You didn't mention another of Musk's companies but I will, xAI, it's 
> his AI Company in the creators of Grok. I think the world is better 
> off because of its existence, thus I give it a _+1_.
>
> *So now I'm in a position to give Musk a final grade, let's see, 
> 2-1+0+1 =_2_. So unlike You Know Who, Musk is still in the plus 
> column. But I don't like the trend he's on. *
> *
> *
> *John K Clark*
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You forgot about Neuralink.

How many pluses does that get?

I know it hasn't produced much in the way of results yet, but if it 
does, it could be pretty revolutionary. Certainly would beat cars, in my 
opinion, and probably rockets, too.

-- 
Ben

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