Children, Musk falselystated
<https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51975377#:~:text=A%20tweet%20by%20entrepreneur%20Elon,scientific%20facts%20about%20the%20virus.>,
are “essentially immune,” so the day care at SpaceX should stay open.
Except for the old and infirm, he told his employees, everyone
“otherwise healthy and young to middle-aged” had little to worry about,
so remain at your stations. “FREE AMERICA NOW,” hetweeted
<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1255380013488189440?lang=en>. In
September, he doubled down bysaying
<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-elon-musk.html?auth=login-google&smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur>he
wouldn’t take a vaccine if it became available.
Why would someone so smart propagate such stupidity about how this virus
spreads and harms? Perhaps because Musk faces a challenge that had
preoccupied previous managers of grand space enterprises: maintaining a
skilled, loyal workforce in the service of some really far-fetched
notions. In this wildly expensive and deadline-driven business, it
always has been crucial to sustain the dream in order to maintain the
bottom line.
https://newrepublic.com/article/160268/selling-american-space-dream
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