David Deutsch defends Musk in wordcel vs. rocket builders spat: con-men don't make better rockets
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-10-10
A public spat around Elon Musk: ArtemisConsort argued a trillionaire building real physical products used by millions owes no defense to Sam Harris or any 'wordcel' — 'Sam's words won't settle Mars.' Physicist David Deutsch quote-replied siding with Musk: 'Con-men don't make better rockets that were previously thought impossible. Likewise global internet connectivity.' The exchange frames the ongoing clash between builders and critics in tech discourse.
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