As an diverse american working in tech, the only people I've received openly racist comments from has been indians. This especially applies to women in the office.
I've known more women in tech who have quit because of abject abuse and/or unprofessional conduct from indians in the org or specifically indian managers.
Don't get me started on the caste scuffles that occurred while I was working at amazon...
That's a small drop in the bucket compared to all the jobs that are outsourced over seas. Even mainframe work for fortune companies is done in South America, because the companies went out of their way to train those people. They just expect us to train ourselves for their niche needs when they do hire us.
Among his other recent transgressions, Musk called for the execution of a government witness[1] and proclaimed that homeless people were "violent drug zombies with dead eyes."[2]
It's easy to see why intelligent and dignified people would want nothing to do with this man.
I don't know why you would assume this was satire. If it were, that would be clearly indicated somewhere on the page. If it is, I haven't seen it.
I suppose Elon's behavior and beliefs have become so normalized in some circles that people really can't understand why anyone would find him objectionable. It's likely a symptom of being chronically online and poisoned by internet culture, mayhaps.
I also don't know what being a "lefty" has to do with anything. The article lists a number of concerns, and none of them seem linked to any particular political ideology. I wouldn't necessarily make the mistake of assuming the American political dichotomy necessarily maps to British politics, or that a member of the Royal Society must necessarily be "leftist" to object to Elon Musk's behavior. Admittedly I'm just going by vibes but the "Royal Society" at Oxford doesn't seem like a den of radical leftism.
There is an awful lot of bad satire on the web. When something seems unlikely, it can be hard to tell the difference between actual things, things that people pretend are actual in the name of "satire" but without actually being funny, and just plain lies.
