Elon Musk Responds to Ukraine’s Plea for Starlink: A Glimpse into Modern Warfare on Social Media

Twelve hours ago Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation pled with Elon Musk on Twitter to help Ukraine with Starlink satellite internet.

Two hours ago Elon Musk replied with this—

Watching a war play out in real time on social media is surreal.

As my friend Jeffrey Harmon wondered the other day, perhaps people won’t tolerate war as much when social media shows us how ugly it really is. Let’s hope.

Meanwhile, watching Zelensky courageously defending Kyiv and rallying his people while calling foreign leaders and tweeting multiple times per day how countries are coming with aid and support seems superhuman.

Watching good people everywhere stepping up and finding ways to help is inspiring — like Poland opening their borders to all Ukrainians regardless of papers, vaccines, or pets.

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