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> I stopped respecting the UN when they said they criticized Elon Musk

The UN isn't perfect but it sure as hell better than no communication between countries at all.

Elon Musk is insignificant compared to that, "I stopped respecting the biggest world forum when they criticised an egomaniac entrepreneur" jeez...

> Bureaucrats with humanities degrees at the UN don't solve problems, if they were solved, their jobs would be purposeless.

Does it occurs to you that some problems can't be solved but only mitigated ? it's like saying covid lockdowns and vaccines were useless because "hey look, not so many people died in the end". The UN have done more to the world than Musk or any other single individual will ever do. It's not perfect, it's inefficient, it's expensive, it's still the best we can do. What do you imagine ? The UN work for 15 years, solve all of the world problems and retire ? The world is constantly evolving, it's not so hard to grasp

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raspberry13373y ago

>The UN isn't perfect but it sure as hell better than no communication between countries at all.

False equivalence, a typical error to defend something bad that it is in fact better than null, like we wouldnt have intercommunication without such a bureaucratic money sink

>Elon Musk is insignificant compared to that,

He writes, in a thread where the UN asks Elon for more money

>egomaniac entrepreneur"

Jealousy is such a pathethic feeling - Tolstoy

>Does it occurs to you that some problems can't be solved but only mitigated ?

Wrong again, world hunger can and will be solved, but not by the UN.

> it's like saying covid lockdowns

No proven effect to date

Amazing you managed to squeeze this many errors into one post.

>The UN have done more to the world than Musk or any other single individual will ever do

What has the UN done beside spending money ineffectively? Musk, and other does and practicioners as opposed to bureaucrats, has done far more for mankind than the UN.

>What do you imagine ? The UN work for 15 years, solve all of the world problems and retire ?

I would imagine that they would be more proffessional than claiming they could solve world hunger with 6 billion extra in a world of trillions for charity.

lm28469OP3y ago

> like we wouldnt have intercommunication without such a bureaucratic money sink

I talk facts you talks hypothetical non existent scenarios, but go ahead and explain why ~200 countries are in a 80 years old organisation if alternatives are so good. It's like saying a company can function without any managers or meetings, sure you'll still have communication but nothing as serious/organised/efficient

> What has the UN done beside spending money ineffectively?

Open an history book, there have been hundreds of missions, if you put a bit of good faith in it it really isn't that hard

> world hunger can and will be solved, but not by the UN.

By who then ? Musk ? Bezos ? Some hypothetical person/organization that only exists in your mind and that might make it happen at some point in an equally hypothetical future ?

> Jealousy is such a pathethic feeling - Tolstoy

How's that an argument ? The dude works 95% of his awake time, can't even take care of his own kids, it's the rich guy I'm the least jealous of, and on top of that I absolutely disagree with his ideas.

> He writes, in a thread where the UN asks Elon for more money

? It was a PR stunt from Musk, like 90% of what he does, if you can't see through his bullshit I feel sad for you, jealousy is bad but worshipping people like him is equally dumb.

By the way The UN <> Musk discussion didn't go the way you're trying to portray it. The UN never asked Musk anything and never talked about ending world hunger for 6B, on top of that Musk bailed out of the discussion, so really there is nothing going his way on this topic, at least get your basic facts straight

https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-solve-world-hunger

https://twitter.com/WFPChief/status/1454883966071230472

newsclues3y ago

Have you considered solving problems is hard and ends the gravy train, and if you get an opportunity to personally benefit, most people given the chance take the easy personal profits rather than to go down fighting the system?

lm28469OP3y ago

Of course it is hard and of course people will take personal profit, it's the human natures. What's your point ? You can apply the same thing to the US government or the EU institutions, what's your alternative ?

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raspberry13373y ago

>The UN isn't perfect but it sure as hell better than no communication between countries at all.

False equivalence, a typical error to defend something bad that it is in fact better than null, like we wouldnt have intercommunication without such a bureaucratic money sink

>Elon Musk is insignificant compared to that,

He writes, in a thread where the UN asks Elon for more money

>egomaniac entrepreneur"

Jealousy is such a pathethic feeling - Tolstoy

>Does it occurs to you that some problems can't be solved but only mitigated ?

Wrong again, world hunger can and will be solved, but not by the UN.

> it's like saying covid lockdowns

No proven effect to date

Amazing you managed to squeeze this many errors into one post.

>The UN have done more to the world than Musk or any other single individual will ever do

What has the UN done beside spending money ineffectively? Musk, and other does and practicioners as opposed to bureaucrats, has done far more for mankind than the UN.

>What do you imagine ? The UN work for 15 years, solve all of the world problems and retire ?

I would imagine that they would be more proffessional than claiming they could solve world hunger with 6 billion extra in a world of trillions for charity.

lm28469OP3y ago

> like we wouldnt have intercommunication without such a bureaucratic money sink

> What has the UN done beside spending money ineffectively?

Open an history book, there have been hundreds of missions, if you put a bit of good faith in it it really isn't that hard

> world hunger can and will be solved, but not by the UN.

By who then ? Musk ? Bezos ? Some hypothetical person/organization that only exists in your mind and that might make it happen at some point in an equally hypothetical future ?

> Jealousy is such a pathethic feeling - Tolstoy

> He writes, in a thread where the UN asks Elon for more money

? It was a PR stunt from Musk, like 90% of what he does, if you can't see through his bullshit I feel sad for you, jealousy is bad but worshipping people like him is equally dumb.

https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-solve-world-hunger

https://twitter.com/WFPChief/status/1454883966071230472

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