I do think you can't be choosey about the patrons that help move some of these tools and technologies along. All that being said, I don't think it's all in his hands or people like him.
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There are a lot of people who aren't billionaires who really try to live by their principles. It's these types that I find truly inspirational, because they are giving every ounce of themselves to further what they believe to be beautiful, true, and good.
I guess the thing that I find so irksome about Musk-types is the blind hero worship they get.