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Intractable

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6. I think it would be to be remembered forever, indelibly.

Reply to Girard442 (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2025, 10:20 PM

Feb 4

A man like Musk can choose to be famous or infamous. It's all the same, as long as we're talking about him.

Would Musk rather be George Washington or Hitler? Both will be remembered forever, but I think Musk would choose Hitler.

Why? A quote from Star Trek. "As a matter of cosmic history, it is easier to destroy than create." -- Spock

Musk can hurt us and hurt us greatly, with greater ease, than he can improve us.

From Milton's Paradise Lost, "It is better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." -- Lucifer