I'm very interested in your feelings about the guy! I'm aware many think he's a hero because of contributing to the "ecological" industry. I might like his intellectual learned creativity. But is he truly contributing to making the world a better place through LUXURY products?

Isn’t “consumerism” rooted in our need to fool ourselves and feel our worth through some external means the real problem in the beginning? Aren’t we blinding ourselves to the uncomfortable truth when treating the symptoms and ignoring the disease like for most of our global problems?

Wouldn’t addressing the “consumerism” issue and most specifically luxury industry danger be way more urgent and effective? Why would it mean anything to own a luxurious house or car while the main functions of a house or a car are fulfilled with an average kind of belonging, given that roughly 734 million people remain in extreme poverty (2016)?

Call it common sense, principles, conscience, however you want to describe your measure of right and wrong. Fundamentally, it would tell you how unfair and superficial it is. I know of a global project involving only volunteers called “Creative Society”. I spent 4 hours and a half listening to their online conference on a Sunday while I was supposed to cook for the week. They will welcome with open arms anyone who is willing to walk the talk. Here is the link to the conference, should you be interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gdHJOk6jx1o&feature=youtu.be

Last but not least, Elon Musk promised to give at least half of his fortune to charity. Here is how much he’s donated so far:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2020/09/08/elon-musk-has-promised-to-give-at-least-half-his-fortune-to-charity-heres-how-much-hes-donated-so-far/?sh=118005dd3c8c