Lee 🌏@aus.socialtorandom@kbin.run•It pains me, absolutely pains me, how many people out there are completely incapable of understanding satire.
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9 months ago@notjustbikes@notjustbikes.com
I see lots of “YouTubers” saying they never read comments after one or two days. For exactly that reason.
Lots of people just don’t get satire, sarcasm, or irony. There have been a few studies on the subject. Their brains are just not wired for it.
I suspect something similar is going on with giant truck owners and empathy! 😉
https://www.apa.org/monitor/may05/sarcasm
@arstechnica@mastodon.social
Elon is correct on this. Simply selling cars is not a route to success. Basically, any company can copy what they are doing, and it’s super hard to have success in this space. AI and robotics offer the promise of far greater profits.
Having said that, there is no reason to keep Elon Musk to achieve this goal. In fact JB Straubel would make a better CEO and leader for this.