Comment on Thomas Edison was the Elon musk of his era
hakase@lemm.ee 7 months agoHere’s a great in-depth video on Edison and his relationship with Tesla. It seems that Edison was actually remarkably progressive for the time in a lot of ways, and, while not perfect, he seems to have been a much better employer than many of his rivals.
KittyCat@lemmy.world 7 months ago
He was terrible as an employer by modern standards but at the time he was among the best, the gilded age sucked.