Johanna's Garden

@RodneyPetersonTalent @godpod Well, if you take off the whole "unfallible inerrant word of God that should be taken entirely literally" glasses and not be threatened by the obvious fact that it's a compilation, written by different authors to different audiences from different contexts, it's easier to appreciate parts and be horrified by other parts.

@enmodo@mastodon.social This is reminding me of a bit of the first season of White Lotus. There was a line from the woman who had just married the wealthy guy that was something like, "I wasn't sure how much I was falling in love with you or with the sound of doors opening." I am quoting it wrong and making more of it than it was, but the "sound of doors opening" was in there.

@enmodo@mastodon.social Yup, he doesn't want to see it as transactional, yet he also sees himself as the most important person in the relationship and will bring that up when the partner doesn't do what he wants.

@enmodo@mastodon.social I suspect he's tried to make each successive wife/partner easier/cheaper to "fire", but I also suspect they get significant money, especially if they parent his children. He seems to want them available whenever he wants them, but not to have responsibility for them, other than financial, when he doesn't.

@enmodo@mastodon.social @dangillmor@mastodon.social Justine Musk, his first wife, is an intelligent and empathic woman. She wrote "I Was a Starter Wife" for Marie Claire, and has also referenced a number of articles, though I can't find them off the top of my head, about how the suddenly wealthy will usually decrease in empathy, especially for those who aren't wealthy, as their wealth increases. https://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/a5380/millionaire-starter-wife/

@dangillmor@mastodon.social I was trying to think recently when my opinion of Musk really sunk, and I saw a piece of a teaser for "Thirteen Lives" and quickly remembered that was it, when he called the cave diver "That pedo guy" because he thought Elon's idea wouldn't work and the rescue would require actual divers. "Not at his best" or whatever, there was no excuse for making that statement b/c of his ego.