askchapo

I think I read it the same way as you the first time around. I was distracted by this, which sounds to be in contradiction to Musk and arguing a more reasonable, if lib, position:

what you call the "woke mind virus" cares about one thing: equality

On third glance I see that the next line is the point of the thing:

The levelers want to destroy everything because in the rubble we'll all be equal.

It is the opposite sentiment of "a rising tide lifts all boats". That an ambition towards equality will inevitably sink all to a lowest common denominator.

I also got distracted by mention of "the levelers" which is being used derisively here, not in a positive sense. And because the language is somewhat reminiscent of some left slogans such as "a new world in the shell of the old" I mis understood it.

So I am compelled to agree with @Sulvor that it's shitty.

“Your commitment to long term civilizational success, Elon, is not universally shared”

He thinks the stuff Elon is talking about are required for society to progress. If he’s at all critical, it’s from a position that Elon isn’t going far enough.