I get your anger, and I’m sure it feels good to vent, but mocking and ostracizing is how we got Trump. If you spend enough time in your own echo chamber, it’s easy to pretend that you can kick out the troglodytes and restore order, but there are too many troglodytes. You only make more of them with this attitude. …

“These are the people we shouldn’t waste our time trying to convince.”

The fact that he’s stayed on as an adviser this long is proof that he cares more about his causes and America’s future, than money or his reputation. There is no way he is doing this only for the financial benefit of Tesla because the financial cost of the negative press for sticking with Trump could easily outweigh…

Whatever your own emotional needs may be, Musk is more effective with an advising capacity than without, especially when it comes to influencing someone like Trump.

No, definitely the smart thing to do would be to angrily shout at trump every second he is with him.

Right, I’m sure Musk would be MUCH more effective by calling Trump a dumbass to his face and then getting kicked off the advisory board never to be listened to again, rather that trying to phrase his criticism in a manner that Trump will actually listen to, in a way that makes it seem like it was Trump’s idea all…

Grow the fuck up. One can have a disagreement and express displeasure at something and at the same time be respectful and helpful in other areas. Everyday my wife and I have a disagreement about something. Sometimes it’s about corn or broccoli for the side, other time’s it about over or under on the toilet paper. …