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Old Posted Nov 17, 2020, 12:18 AM
wwmiv wwmiv is offline
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Originally Posted by drummer View Post
^^ I have to disagree with part of this. Words are important and they have incredible power, especially if used without wisdom - and this is especially true for people in significant leadership roles in any arena, but it also applies to average folks.

Back on topic, I'm excited to see what happens with Tesla in Austin and I welcome opportunities for technological innovations to propel us forward as a society - especially if they can help us to have smaller carbon footprints.
I disagree with both of you.

We should only pay attention to people whose words and actions are in concordance with each other and purposeful such that both they and all others with whom they engage have mutual understanding of their words and actions.

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So... don’t pay attention to me?
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Last edited by wwmiv; Nov 17, 2020 at 12:20 AM. Reason: Humor