It's kind of adorable when people who subordinate 100% of their critical faculties to blind faith in Elon Musk think they can be effective at persuasion. Like, if I were going to be convinced by his arguments that would have happened when he made them in the first place!
It's also adorable when the fanboys have no idea that their faith puts them at odds with the scientific consensus around autonomous drive technology, to no less of a degree than climate deniers are with climate science. Maybe slightly less so than flat earthers, but not much.
This is the fascinating contradiction at the heart of Musk's appeal: being a fan of his makes people feel smart in the "I effing love science" way, but the relationship he demands (or his community cultivates) is rooted in faith, not critical thought or independent learning.
Of course, in light of *gestures wildly at literally everything* it's not really a surprise that one of the biggest celebrities of this Golden Age Of Reason makes people feel smarter while actually making them dumber. The whole phenomenon feels very on-brand for this day and age.
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