I don't get why he gets so much beef. He even leaked the emails where they were asking for a pod to save the smallest child. He stepped up and said that even if it isn't used, it should still be kept for future emergencies.
He didn't have to help. He didn't have to waste money and resources on building the pod. But he did and they did it without him.
He thanked the rescuers for their bravery and even told everyone on twitter that the pod wasn't used and that the thai navy seal did everything.
Was gonna say this exactly. This emergency is what inspired him to build it, but not the whole reason he kept doing so. Based on what we've seen about humans so far, there's about a 97% probability a child will get stuck in a cave again at some point. If we can use his pod to reduce the amount of time they have to stay there, and the effort that has to go into rescuing them, I'd say that's still a win all around.
He didn't have to help. He didn't have to waste money and resources on building the pod. But he did and they did it without him.
He thanked the rescuers for their bravery and even told everyone on twitter that the pod wasn't used and that the thai navy seal did everything.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1016684366083190785?s=19