# The Musk Exception

> What I've Been Thinking About Lately #92

**Published by:** [WIBTAL](https://wibtal.com/)
**Published on:** 2026-06-07
**URL:** https://wibtal.com/92

## Content

I was working on a blog post called "Pick One" but ended up trashing it. The premise was you should pick one priority for your life at any given point in time. This is important when your desires conflict, because often times splitting your efforts reduces your chances of success. Having one priority makes it easy to choose the best action. For example, someone who wants to be both a writer and a content creator might benefit their content goals from scrolling social media to find ideas and engage with other creators. But these actions likely directly hinder their ability to write. I thought this was solid advice but I couldn't square the fact that Elon Musk has 12 children, 5 incredibly successful companies, and posts 10k times a year on X. So who am I to say anything? There's a popular logical fallacy called "Reductio ad Hitlerum" that says if you compare someone to Hitler, you've lost the argument. Leo Strauss coined this term because allusions to Hitler kept happening in debates. It would shut down constructive dialogue and was never a fair allusion. As much as Hitler is evil, Elon is productive. They are exceptions. Because of this, they can't be used to explain normal people. So I propose a new logical fallacy called The Musk Exception: "If Elon is your only counterexample to a point, the point holds."

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