When you deny that there is at least some queerness to polyamory you promote the myth that polyamory is somehow invented by cisheterosexuals five years ago. When in fact it’s history is rich with queerness & presents itself as an alternative to mono normative standards. 4/n

Historically it has been queer people who form polyamorous unions: out of necessity for community, open-mindedness, and marginalization from broader society. 3/n

Polygamy is a misogynistic and unequal power structure where one man can have many wives. Polyamory is not just a preference but a system of values based on equality and mutual care. 2/n

That’s deeply ignorant & misinformed. You are whitewashing credit from queer people for what we have done to make polyamory what it is today. Polyamory would not be what it is today without its strong queer historical and political roots. 1/n

Musk did the same with AI in 2016 when he referred to AI as “summoning the demon” and peddled misinfo about what it could do in 5-10 yrs. Then he co-founded OpenAI to “protect the future of humanity.” Well, now we see what he meant by that… :/