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ScenicAndrew t1_j1942lh wrote

I was definitely one to defend the person over their message, but I'm pretty happy to have learned. As long as it's just words in the void of the internet; Better to learn and regret than to have been nasty about it without ever changing.

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Lostation t1_j1arbh6 wrote

Omg I first read your post as massage instead of message.after reading the post about willing to give a handy for a car. I made myself laugh today

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ScenicAndrew t1_j1atddx wrote

I had real problems separating Elon from that massage he gave me, too.

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maxoakland t1_j19txpd wrote

What do you think made you that type of person at the time and what made you learn?

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ScenicAndrew t1_j1a5wol wrote

Was just younger. Was not a muskrat but definitely felt like if I liked something he did (or more appropriately, something his PR team said he did) he must not be all bad. Learned by learning he and others were just awful.

Honestly the bigger issue for me was with Gates. Kinda hard to see past the foundation, environmentalism, etc. At the end of the day can't just separate Microsoft's shitty behavior from him.

If you don't learn to separate the person from their actions they really sneak up on ya. Patagonia guy is the recent example. Does SOME good, sure, but he's just setting his wealth in stone.

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