well, it'll be a cold day in hell before I ever buy a Tesla, but on the other hand I drive an '04 Corolla and like the fact that I never have to worry about my car doors opening or not.

If anything, I'm mostly ambivalent about Musk. So not all of us :)

> At the very least making 'ambiguous' comments as he has done in the past AND WHICH HAS BEEN USED IN RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA is the absolute HEIGHT of irresponsibility.

He's a dude posting on twitter, he has no responsibility for anything.

It's not that easy when (1) you're the richest man (or rather, were) in the world, (2) you operate a business that has the ability to deliver payloads anywhere in orbit or on earth, (3) you have a business that operates a fleet of satellites, some of which are involved in the war and (4) you have a security clearance.

With great power comes great responsibility. To judge Elon by the same standards as a 12 year old is a bit too simple.

I've never been on twitter and _will_ never be on twitter because I have zero interest in 140 character posts (now 280).

OTOH, I get the feeling people are being overly judgemental due to text being hard and 280 character text being even harder.

"EPIC THREAD" is 269 characters short of the limit... so yeah, 280 might not be enough to make nuanced arguments, but he was not even trying (and he is not known for making nuanced arguments, just for being a tantrum-prone narcissist)

I know several people who live in pain every day due to their back, one cannot sit basically at all, and they all must constantly change position to manage the pain.

Imagine not being able to finish a netflix movie in 1 sitting.

They manage it because they have to.

I've often wondered if sleeping on the floor is better for your back.

Because of how poor I grew up, I slept on the floor for most of my life until I went to college and started doing it again after college. Of course sleeping with someone else means sleeping in beds again, but I can generally sleep on a floor just fine. Most people will end up complaining about aches and pains when they do.

I don't have any evidence for or against it, but I personally generally feel better when sleeping on the floor.

IMO thinking about the nonuniform distribution of mass on the body, it becomes apparent that the heavier areas want to sink deeper into a squishy surface than the rest, assuming a uniform firmness distribution of mattress.

So less dense areas of the body are being pressed upward while the rest tries to sink lower, putting all sorts of awkward deformations and strain into the spine, depending on orientation.

For me there's an ideal amount of deformation and that's on the order of a thick rug or yoga mat, just to distribute the load slightly at points of contact (and some thermal insulation). Japanese tatami mats are pretty good since they're basically just slightly compliant breathable floor panels which helps with heat/humidity issues.

As long as my mid section and extremities that don't generally get any propping up on a flat floor can remain unelevated vs. the sinking rest I don't seem to ever have any back problems. One thing that's surprised me is how little thickness is required for it to become an issue. Even sleeping on a birth in my buddy's sailboat without removing the ~2-3" foam cushion can cause me back aches come morning. Remove the cushion and sleep on the underlying bare wood instead? Zero problems, reproduced numerous times over the years.

I hear you re: sleeping with someone else. It's been a sticking point in my past relationships. But for me especially the older I get, I definitely value my physical health, fitness, and lack of chronic pain far more than having a partner to share a bedroom with. It's an easier path to choose without want for children...

> All my friends who are into fitness enough to cite a PR seem to have constant random aches and pains.

My brain's autocomplete is completely failing here, what is PR? It keeps going to pull request, peer review, and public relations.

Personal record. Although peer review would make sense if in the context of asking for workout advice.

well said.

I'll take a cold shower occasionally, usually for specific reasons (just came inside from hot, dusty work and want to cool down). It's no more uncomfortable than jumping into a cold creek to swim as a kid, it kind of amazes me that people do it thinking there's a philosophical aspect to it.

I would almost argue that maybe if you think that's uncomfortable in some significant way that you live a very comfortable life.

I read it as frustration that they had been warned over and over again and could have prevented this.

If that were true this article wouldn't have been written.