Is Elon Musk the greatest visionary or the greatest snake oil salesman of our age?
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wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
Elon said it was fine.
Jeff Robinson
Marxist-Lentilist: Jackboots and Jackfruit
Weird thing about Musk is that he genuinely seems to be acting out of principle rather than in pursuit of maximum profits now. The problem is that his 'principle' is 'supporting fascist scum by spreading disinformation'. That is the hill this misanthropic billionaire wants to die on.
No, he is acting out of desire for political power, not just financial power.
Edit - can see him as Trump's successor if Harris wins in November.
MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
I don’t know if I want to live in a world where Musk is US president, however since he’s a South African, we don’t need to worry about that prospect.
They could concoct a reverse Birther conspiracy theory which contends that he was in fact born in the US.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
President Musk has a nice ring to it
Presumably not, given the the VP becomes P in the event of a death
Yossarian
⏭️
The president or vice president can be born overseas as long as at least one parent was a US citizen, making them a "natural born" US citizen - one of Musk's grandfathers was born in the US, not enough to make him a natural born US citizen but it would be up to the Supreme Court to decide and I wouldn't put it past them to interpret the clause in a very Musk-friendly way
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Why are all these wankers named after dodgy smells? Musk, Trump etc....
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
He could run as a state governor.
There have been some unusual ones of them.
There have been some unusual ones of them.
tommers
It was... Rebekah Vardy's account
We (I) are living in a simulation. It's pretty obvious. "Elon Musk". As if. "We need a villain, what's a good villain name?".
Fully expecting Trump to turn up in some kind of mech at some point.
Boris Sprinkler
Dont be scared
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Not just modern ones - there's Richard the Turd, Henry DefecVIII, Queen Elizabest Leave That A While...
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
It's Rimmer's version of Better Than Life.
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
No Elon, I can't believe it. And nor will anyone who hasn't been kicked in the head by a mule.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
"interesting"
"Elon Musk engaged in one of his regular habits on The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter, amplifying a controversial tweet by commenting that it was “interesting” — this time a right-wing account that called for democracy to be replaced with a government system run by “high status males” and “aneurotypical people." "
the tweet itself is a howler
www.mediaite.com
"Elon Musk engaged in one of his regular habits on The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter, amplifying a controversial tweet by commenting that it was “interesting” — this time a right-wing account that called for democracy to be replaced with a government system run by “high status males” and “aneurotypical people." "
the tweet itself is a howler
Elon Musk Promotes Tweet Calling for Democracy to Be Replaced With ‘Republic’ Run By ‘High Status Males’
Elon Musk engaged in one of his regular habits on The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter, amplifying a controversial tweet by commenting that it was "interesting" -- this time a right-wing account that called for democracy to be replaced with a government system run by "high status males" and...
www.mediaite.com
Jeff Robinson
Marxist-Lentilist: Jackboots and Jackfruit
"interesting"
"Elon Musk engaged in one of his regular habits on The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter, amplifying a controversial tweet by commenting that it was “interesting” — this time a right-wing account that called for democracy to be replaced with a government system run by “high status males” and “aneurotypical people." "
the tweet itself is a howler
Elon Musk Promotes Tweet Calling for Democracy to Be Replaced With ‘Republic’ Run By ‘High Status Males’
Elon Musk engaged in one of his regular habits on The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter, amplifying a controversial tweet by commenting that it was "interesting" -- this time a right-wing account that called for democracy to be replaced with a government system run by "high status males" and...
The original tweet talks about ‘high t’ men (men with high levels of testosterone) as being the super rational elite who should run society. Yes of course, being more prone to violent mood swings is exactly the sort of attribute I look for in a leader.
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
Oh my God, No.
Anarcho-capitalism / neo-feudalism, here we come.
Anarcho-capitalism / neo-feudalism, here we come.
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
FFS he really needs to seek help. Buy a quiet island and chill for a couple of years.
www.independent.co.uk
Musks Xcrescence
Musk suggests support for replacing democracy with government of ‘high-status males’
The theory suggests that the only people able to think freely are ‘high [testostrone] alpha males’ and ‘aneurotypical people’
www.independent.co.uk
Musks Xcrescence
It isn't worth getting into how ridiculous this is, but male testosterone levels decrease with age. So the logical conclusion of this would be a world where only males between approximately 16 and 27 can vote, as well as some older autistic people.FFS he really needs to seek help. Buy a quiet island and chill for a couple of years.
Musk suggests support for replacing democracy with government of ‘high-status males’
The theory suggests that the only people able to think freely are ‘high [testostrone] alpha males’ and ‘aneurotypical people’
Musks Xcrescence
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Incidentally, male testosterone levels start declining at around the age where the prefrontal cortex fully matures (25) so there's a lot wrong with the idea that high testosterone means pure rationality. In fact peak testosterone is late teens, below the drinking age in the US.
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stockwelljonny
Wait here I have gone to get help
FFS he really needs to seek help. Buy a quiet island and chill for a couple of years.
Musk suggests support for replacing democracy with government of ‘high-status males’
The theory suggests that the only people able to think freely are ‘high [testostrone] alpha males’ and ‘aneurotypical people’
Musks Xcrescence
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It can’t be a co incidence that this belief in the techno elite replacing democracy is what his grandfather promoted
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stockwelljonny
Wait here I have gone to get help
I listened to a really interesting podcast on Musk, Origins Story with Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynsky. Good on his history and background.
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
It's my hope that it will be big enough to start properly overcoming the "network effect".
Plus, the idea that there is an “objective reality” of society is just laughable.
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