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That's great. That's great. (lemmy.wtf)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I didn't want to take this at face value without context so I found when they discussed this. Check around 1:17:00 in this video.

https://youtu.be/lfBQoWxQaEM

And yeah, he did say exactly what the OP states. So... yeah.

To give the absolute benefit of the doubt, I could say they were referring specifically to nuclear fallout rather than the initial explosion, as a full on explosion is less likely in a nuclear plant emergency. But even assuming it was just an incredibly distasteful way to reference that, there are still thousands of deaths and even more injuries/illnesses associated principally with radiation poisoning.

This is not to say I'm against nuclear energy, but by god we've got to have more careful consideration than this.

Edit: As a bonus, Musk talks about his views on global warming around the 1:10 mark. The issue with greenhouse gasses is, uh... making it hard to breathe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Musk is not that bright. He pretends to be smart but just throws money at smart people and then acts as if he is actually the smart one. But he's just a dumbass with apartheid money.