Well, I disagree on that one. In my view it’s harmful to “give a free pass” to obviously bad behaviours by powerful people because of other things they do, both in terms of justice in general and of sending a message to society that morality is optional.
E.g. many people fetishizing Musk over his space ideas or Twitter personae, and ignoring his awful labour practices or his sexual harassment and what appears to me to be predatory behaviour.
Edit to add: I wouldn’t put “Zuckerberg sounding robotic” in this category, but I would “various public figures breaking lockdowns”. I think you greatly underestimate the importance of leading by example.
Well, I disagree on that one. In my view it’s harmful to “give a free pass” to obviously bad behaviours by powerful people because of other things they do, both in terms of justice in general and of sending a message to society that morality is optional.
E.g. many people fetishizing Musk over his space ideas or Twitter personae, and ignoring his awful labour practices or his sexual harassment and what appears to me to be predatory behaviour.
Edit to add: I wouldn’t put “Zuckerberg sounding robotic” in this category, but I would “various public figures breaking lockdowns”. I think you greatly underestimate the importance of leading by example.
I don’t understand why “we should hold powerful figures accountable for the impact of their actions” translates to “morality is optional.”