Every silver lining has a cloud when a disgruntled green billionaire suffers a sub snub

Good news for publicity hounds? ABC News online, yesterday:

Elon Musk really wanted the world to know he was at the cave rescue operation site in Thailand — to help. The billionaire Tesla chief visited the Tham Luang cave to drop off a miniature submarine he hoped might help with the ongoing rescue operation of the Wild Boar soccer team … However, Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osatanakorn said this afternoon that while he was grateful for Mr Musk’s support, the submarine just was not practical for the rescue mission.

BBC World tweets, July 10:

Elon Musk’s offer ‘‘not practical’’ for cave mission, Thai rescue chief says

Who? Elon Musk tweets, yesterday:

The former Thai provincial governor (described inaccurately as “rescue chief”) is not the subject matter expert. That would be Dick Stanton, who co-led the dive rescue team …

Aaron Mak, Slate.com, yesterday:

In a statement that read as unintended commentary on a common Silicon Valley blind spot, the rescue chief Narongsak Osatanakorn said of the submarine, “Although his technology is good and sophisticated, it’s not practical for this mission” … Osatanakorn, for what it’s worth, is both the former provincial governor and the head of the rescue operation — the two titles are not mutually exclusive.

And another thing! Musk tweets, yesterday:

Ironically, the “billionaire” label, when used by media, is almost always meant to devalue & denigrate the subject. I wasn’t called that until my companies got to a certain size, but reality is that I still do the same science & engineering as before. Just the scale has changed.

Erin@ eehouls tweets, yesterday:

you literally are a billionaire literally it is not ironic in any way you weren’t called a billionaire until you were … a billionaire if you think it’s is a negative label, maybe it’s because it means that you’re hoarding money and resources from the rest of the world

Musk tweets, yesterday:

No, it means I created jobs for 50,000 people directly and, through parts suppliers & supporting professions, ~250,000 people indirectly, thus supporting half a million families. What have you done?

Good news? Dan Crimston, ABC online, July 9:

Why do we care so much about these trapped (Thai) boys? … why does this tragedy capture the world’s attention … (rather than) the more than 200 children held in detention on Nauru and on the Australian mainland …

200 children? Asyluminsight.com:

(As at April 26) … 29 children in detention, 22 located on Nauru and seven on the Australian mainland … 180 children in community detention in Australia.

What is community detention? Asylum Seeker Resource Centre:

Community detention was set up for vulnerable asylum-seekers … to spend time in the community while (their applications are) processed … Unaccompanied minors, families and vulnerable adults are given priority … healthcare (and) accommodation (are) provided (and an) allowance (for) food, transport … and utility bills.

Good news Aunty’s commentator forgot? Pat Griffiths, news.com.au, July 8:

(22) refugees have been flown from detention in Nauru for resettlement in the US … Afghani, Pakistani and Rohingyans as well as one Tamil family were among those to depart …