Not a direct material basis, no. But there is often an indirect or otherwise assumed material basis. Typically, it boils down to the assumption that my current (or future expected) quality of life is predicated defending the status quo or the current hierarchy.
With Musk, you get a bunch of empty promises about a utopian techno-futurism. But when you consider what he ultimately delivers, it consistently feels more disappointing than comparable deliveries from someone like Henry Ford or Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos. Nevermind the far more dramatic social/technological improvements made under a Deng or Khrushchev.
Not a direct material basis, no. But there is often an indirect or otherwise assumed material basis. Typically, it boils down to the assumption that my current (or future expected) quality of life is predicated defending the status quo or the current hierarchy.
With Musk, you get a bunch of empty promises about a utopian techno-futurism. But when you consider what he ultimately delivers, it consistently feels more disappointing than comparable deliveries from someone like Henry Ford or Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos. Nevermind the far more dramatic social/technological improvements made under a Deng or Khrushchev.