• FATALRPG@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          14 hours ago

          Most drug users are people self medicating to cope with serious trauma. Most autistic people are decent human beings.

          Elon Musk is a shit human being and a Nazi. It’s not about his autism or drug use. When I get fucked up - I don’t turn into a fucking Nazi.

  • fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Reminds me of that show Billions where the dude seemed on the verge of losing it all, but it was actually a ploy to short some stock or some shit like that. Was a great show with a complete asshole of a protagonist.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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      22 hours ago

      Don’t forget the lying. He always always lies to sell his shit, always has for decades now, and it works, people always lapped yo every dumb bullshit that came out of his mouth

    • psmgx@lemmy.world
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      22 hours ago

      that may have been entirely or mostly intentional, because it’s now 100% a right-wing propaganda machine and it got Trump elected

          • psmgx@lemmy.world
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            22 hours ago

            centrist Democrat. singular. one.

            “tHe DeMoCrAtS LoVe ElOn” is a bullshit propaganda talking point. this is how propaganda works, and yall be falling for it.

          • JargonWagon@lemmy.world
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            23 hours ago

            *Rep Ro Khanna is trying to kiss his Nazi ass

            The only other Dem mentioned in the article that you can try pinning that statement on simply said that he’s “a believer in redemption”, but that’s it really.

            • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              16 hours ago

              Do you believe in the redemption of elon musk?

              Because I’m seeing the party that spent a whole assed year ignoring the Leahy law in order to sell weapons for genocide looking at a nazi and being like “you know, he’s not that bad.”

              • JargonWagon@lemmy.world
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                14 hours ago

                I believe that people have the capability of committing wrong-doings, even atrocities, only to come around later and realize that they were in the wrong and can attempt to make up for it in life.

                Do I believe that Elon Musk has redeemed himself? No. I do believe he has the capability to do so though, eventually. Do I believe that he should receive punishment for his wrongdoings? Yes. Same for Trump.

                In regards to the statement about Dems siding with Nazis, don’t use labels to throw everyone under the same blanket and judge them all equally harshly. Everyone is an individual, and their actions should be judged as such. If there’s a Democrat that acted in such a way, by all means call them out and we’ll all hate on them together.

                • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  14 hours ago

                  In regards to the statement about Dems siding with Nazis, don’t use labels to throw everyone under the same blanket and judge them all equally harshly.

                  I will judge anyone who sides with nazis harshly. Minimizing it like you’re doing just gives others cover to also side with nazis.

          • skepticalifornia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            23 hours ago

            No one in your linked article is a leader in the party - just a lot of conjecture there to make the Dems the bad guys and reinforce the “both parties are the same” narrative that your ilk like to spread.

            • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              16 hours ago

              No one in your linked article is a leader in the party

              I didn’t say they were. They seem to be choosing a leader who is in line with centrist values. Which is to say, he has money and is a reprehensible piece of shit.

              • just a lot of conjecture there to make the Dems the bad guys

              Conjecture doesn’t typically involve direct quotes from sitting legislators.

              and reinforce the “both parties are the same” narrative that your ilk like to spread.

              You are fine with your party kissing nazi ass. Just not anyone pointing it out. I’d tell you to demand better, but it’s clear that you think you’re getting it already.

              • skepticalifornia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                14 hours ago

                Just admit it - no leaders or even major legislators in the Dem party is kissing Nazi ass. The article has non specific quotes from guys I’ve never heard of. Just more right wing misinformation for Lemmings such as yourself.

                • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  14 hours ago

                  Just admit it - no leaders or even major legislators in the Dem party is kissing Nazi ass.

                  I never made that assertion. Elon is the leader the democrats in the article (and those in this thread minimizing this) have chosen.

                  Just more right wing misinformation for Lemmings such as yourself.

                  Everyone to the left of your boy elon is “right wing” to you.

    • Contemporarium@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Are you serious? He wants people to think he’s cool SO bad it’s genuinely so pathetic lol. All the other billionaires you could say that. But Elon is so desperate for people to think he’s this funny cool based guy it’s hilarious

      • fodor@lemmy.zip
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        1 day ago

        That is partly true, but also he’s a strong narcissist. They make up their own stories. They’ll play up the feud to take eyes off of other bad shit.

        Don’t think for a second he lost or he’s gone or it’s all over for him. He doesn’t see it that way.

        • faintwhenfree@lemmus.orgEnglish
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          1 day ago

          I swear I have seen a comment very similar to this, not word for word, but pretty much similar structure and words and points describing Kanye.

    • stormeuh@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      For now, he does have that yes, but his wealth is for a significant portion a house of cards built on the value of tesla stock. If the value of that stock falls far enough, lenders who gave him loans with tesla stock as collateral could margin call him, essentially asking for more collateral. That could make him the poorest person in the world quite quickly, i.e. billions in debt.

      • Subverb@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        While you’re absolutely correct, even if Musk lost 99.7% percent of his wealth he would still be a billionaire (depending on whose net worth number you choose to use). I wouldn’t hold out seeing him in a bread line or starting a gofundme.

        • Fusselwurm@feddit.org
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          1 day ago

          huh. showerthought:

          broke: gofundme woke: sell shares/stocks bespoke: have your company subsidized by the state

        • howrar@lemmy.ca
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          1 day ago

          The real question is whether the collapse of his house of cards will lead to a 99.7% loss of wealth or >100% loss. He won’t be a billionaire anymore if it’s the latter.

          • Subverb@lemmy.world
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            1 day ago

            Yeah, he probably will. I know I’d be surprised if he didn’t have money squirreled away somewhere.

            • howrar@lemmy.ca
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              1 day ago

              I’d also be surprised if no one goes after him for trying to run away from debts. If we know anything, it’s that most laws only apply when they benefit the rich, and he’ll be making a lot of rich people angry if it turns out he did have extra money squirreled away.

  • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Hard crash on the businesses, he sells whatever he has that’s worth good money (other, not his, companies stock) and buys a bunch of the destroyed stock. Promises to cede control, but continue funding. Tesla rebrands, becomes affordable and consumer friendly.

    I mean, there’s no way he would let all that happen. But he’s still sitting on an absolutely massive pile of money. If he had the balls to pull the rip cord he could sit right where he is for the rest of his life. He just doesn’t have it in him.

    • EchoSnail@lemmy.zip
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      2 days ago

      If I had fuck you money I’d buy Mount Everest, use my boring company to build a fucking subway railcar tunnel escalator thing. And then build an evil lair on top of my Everest. Fill a moat with lava or some shit, and then never see people again.

      Id hollow out the mountain enough for artificial farms and then pay the local community filthy amounts of money to produce my food for me.

      Oh. And also, 20 million to whoever can make proton work 100% on ARM64 or create a compatibility layer for x86/64 for ARM.

      • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.eeEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I wish more billionaires would get on those… and visit WW1 era military shipwrecks…

        spoiler

        The reason why that is a terrible idea is because during WW1, many naval artillery shells used picric acid as an explosive filler, picric acid reacts readily with metals to form highly sensitive picrate salts that are very sensitive to detonation upon being disturbed. Meaning messing with them even slightly has a significant risk of a massive underwater explosion happening. WW1 era military shipwrecks are strictly off limits to divers for that very reason.

    • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 days ago

      That was my thought. I’ve never tried ketamine, but watching this clown dance through crises that would destroy a normal person makes me tempted to experiment.

    • AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      why are we still using autistic as an insult in 2025?

      he may be moronic enough to burn it all down from the inside, but autism doesn’t have shit to do with it. I’m tired of people trying to use autism as an get out of jail free card for utter stupidity. autism has very little to do with intelligence levels, and even if it does, it’s the other way around according to most studies.

      • Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        Why??

        Cause it’s not so much an insult as a funny stereotype. And there’s partial truth to it. Autistic people sit outside cultural norms. I don’t find anything about that insulting. Especially in a world where the culture has become so toxic. Having a billionaire who is potentially taking Roy of the grid is a huge fantasy of mine and it’s potentially happening. Only an autistic person is able to do this. No one else can.