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[–] [email protected] 112 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I once had a chemistry professor who used to work as a senior drug researcher at a major pharmaceutical company. He often joked about how the company treated the monkeys used for testing far better than the PhDs. If a monkey suffered a negative reaction there was a major investigation. I'm incredibly surprised Musk can be killing monkeys left and right and hasn't been thrown in jail.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] thorbot 5 points 1 year ago

You mean someone went onto the internet just to tell lies? on purpose?!

[–] hedgehogging_the_bed 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The difference is that guy was working at a major pharmaceutical research firm with animal advocates and whistle-blowers and accrediting board all over them. Musk's group is new and is still in the fucking around phase. As soon as they have to answer to any outside org, suddenly this will be a huge liability.

[–] pachrist 34 points 1 year ago

We're still in the 'move fast, kill monkeys' phase.

So agile. Much lean.

[–] Elric 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

He could probably shoot somebody dead in Times Square and nothing would happen to him....

[–] jarfil 1 points 1 year ago

But could he grab them by the... nevermind, if he can buy a horse, he can do anything.