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23. Success - or elevation to visibly prominent places - requires egocentrism

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Thu Apr 28, 2022, 01:33 PM

Apr 2022

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Is Elon Musk Really That Bad? [View all] brooklynite Apr 2022 OP

Elon? Is that you? N/T Jm7603 Apr 2022 #1

Or his mom. cbabe Apr 2022 #2

Farhad Manjoo... brooklynite Apr 2022 #5

Truth matters not. Musk is wealthy, odd, autistic, Ghislaine Maxwell photobombed him at a Vanity Aff Hoyt Apr 2022 #3

It's not based on nothing. No concern for employees Jm7603 Apr 2022 #11

Mostly BS. Hoyt Apr 2022 #12

Well thought out answer. Jm7603 Apr 2022 #15

As was your post. Not a citation to support anything. Hoyt Apr 2022 #19

LOL! Like whoever you like, dislike whoever you Jm7603 Apr 2022 #24

Well we agree. Hoyt Apr 2022 #26

Onward to more important subjects! Have a great day! Jm7603 Apr 2022 #28

How about when he stiffed the World Food Programme? Doc Sportello Apr 2022 #34

He did give $5.7 B a few weeks later. Unlike some, he didn't make a big deal about it. Chronicle of Hoyt Apr 2022 #46

As of yesterday there was no accounting of that money. CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #54

He doesn't owe you an explosion. It'll do good. Hoyt Apr 2022 #57

I didn't ask for an explosion....? CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #61

Doesn't change the fact that he welshed on his challenge Doc Sportello Apr 2022 #56

You actually don't know that, the money may be going to WFP. Hoyt Apr 2022 #58

Or he donated it to a charity he controls questionseverything Apr 2022 #68

These gifts Doremus Apr 2022 #71

So? He's a young man, got plenty of time. Here he is with Obama. Hoyt Apr 2022 #73

So? Doremus Apr 2022 #90

I hate the guy AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2022 #96

That's not what happened AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2022 #97

I don't give a fuck who you hate Diablo del sol Apr 2022 #82

You can hate who you want. I like the guy, Obama did too. Hoyt Apr 2022 #87

Obama also way under estimated how big of assholes Repukes can be Diablo del sol Apr 2022 #89

Obama talked to him, doubt he liked him Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #101

Musk maxed out his contributions to Obama. That's a fact. Hoyt Apr 2022 #102

So? He gave almost 10x more to the Republican Congressional Committee in the same cycle. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #104

Don't think your "10 X" is close to accurate. I do know SpaceX PAC gave more Hoyt Apr 2022 #105

I provided you with a link, ffs. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #106

I see lots of Democrats on your list. Haven't loaded it into Excel to sort Hoyt Apr 2022 #107

Clearly you can't do math. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #109

That's not the only campaign to which Musk or his companies contributed. Hoyt Apr 2022 #110

Hardly "cherry-picking" Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #111

You need to look at overall data on his political contributions, not just a small Hoyt Apr 2022 #112

I did. Apparently you didn't or can't? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #113

The data is not "10X." Hoyt Apr 2022 #114

Yes, it is. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #115

He could be worse, I suppose, Farhad Manjoo. maxsolomon Apr 2022 #4

Yes, there definitely is something lacking with this guy PatSeg Apr 2022 #18

Oh, Where to Begin? MineralMan Apr 2022 #6

Plus racist. cbabe Apr 2022 #7

+1. You can't take the apartheid out of Elon Musk dalton99a Apr 2022 #31

Yep, no way I'd think I'd get a fair share in Tesla after Musk said this (link) and didn't rephrase uponit7771 Apr 2022 #39

What exactly has Musk done to save energy yet. standingtall Apr 2022 #38

Good question. MineralMan Apr 2022 #45

He supported the coup in Bolivia Blues Heron Apr 2022 #8

"We had so much money at times we couldn't even close our safe." Errol Musk sarcasmo Apr 2022 #9

So much for the Horatio Alger bio PatSeg Apr 2022 #20

Vaporware salesman exboyfil Apr 2022 #10

"Vaporware salesman" SpaceX is the real deal EX500rider Apr 2022 #108

Just don't. dchill Apr 2022 #13

So I should just print this out and put it next to my Bible, Quran, and Bhagavad Gita, yes? ck4829 Apr 2022 #14

YES! If he were poor, he would still be who he is. Wealthy just makes him more dangerous. See it! Samrob Apr 2022 #16

Nobody gets rich I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #17

J.K. Rowling. brooklynite Apr 2022 #29

...is a transphobic bigot. Rob H. Apr 2022 #30

Has nothing to do with her becoming rich. brooklynite Apr 2022 #43

Yes, it does Rob H. Apr 2022 #47

The last Harry Potter book came out in 2007. Jedi Guy Apr 2022 #60

Money is power in capitalism I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #75

Transphobe monster... I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #74

He is a creep, imho boston bean Apr 2022 #21

He is a trollish, loutish, bully - among the worst of the super billionaires. Beakybird Apr 2022 #22

Success - or elevation to visibly prominent places - requires egocentrism bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #23

Musk is an idiosyncratic man-child, but a smart one, a person of great potential and dangerous andym Apr 2022 #25

Exactly. Hoyt Apr 2022 #27

well stated Redleg Apr 2022 #33

Nice summary. StarryNite Apr 2022 #37

+1. N/T obnoxiousdrunk Apr 2022 #51

Everyone with money and power is dangerous. Bucky Apr 2022 #66

Maybe a benevolent Oligarch? Democracy is so passee these days. jalan48 Apr 2022 #32

Fuck ogliarchy I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #76

I'm with you 100%! jalan48 Apr 2022 #91

Musk, his life, and his accomplishments will be studied by scholars for hundreds Calista241 Apr 2022 #35

Fan?? I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #77

Someone being a fan does not make Musk's accomplishments worth less. Calista241 Apr 2022 #92

And if musk is morally bankrupt I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #93

Good to know the Elon Musk altar is well maintained around these parts dalton99a Apr 2022 #36

To the guy he "SWATed" sure. To all the ass kissers who are easily impressed and mythologize Carlitos Brigante Apr 2022 #40

He's worse than his fans think and not as bad as his detractors believe. nt LexVegas Apr 2022 #41

He definitely helped kick start electric cars. He gets credit for that. tinrobot Apr 2022 #42

And NASA has hired him, It's constantly here. Sort of funny. USALiberal Apr 2022 #49

lol ok nt Torchlight Apr 2022 #53

Fix quote... " "Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful." USALiberal Apr 2022 #63

Actually ford made the first electric cars I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #94

He's a piece of shit iemanja Apr 2022 #44

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2022 #99

Why isn't everyone whining about NASA hiring him? USALiberal Apr 2022 #48

I think he sucks up far more oxygen than he deserves too. 2Gingersnaps Apr 2022 #52

I believe the House should open an inquiry The Grand Illuminist Apr 2022 #50

I read that the republicans I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #78

Who were the major stock holders of Twitter womanofthehills Apr 2022 #84

shakingmyhead dot gif blogslug Apr 2022 #55

Well yes because we have a lectric car in every 48656c6c6f20 Apr 2022 #59

He's already reduced the cost per kilo of getting to Low Earth Orbit by around 80% to 90%. Dial H For Hero Apr 2022 #62

Define who did that... I would lay money on the brilliant young engineers of Spacex... NOT Musk JCMach1 Apr 2022 #69

Christ. Those engineers would likely be writing gaming software, otherwise. Hoyt Apr 2022 #70

Not a fan, not going to change my mind on that JCMach1 Apr 2022 #88

Musk is a un-American fascist pos. I think he's un-American racist pos. rockfordfile Apr 2022 #64

"troubled childhood in South Africa" ... 😆😆😆😆 Bucky Apr 2022 #65

Maye Musk has discussed extensively how her Niagara Apr 2022 #103

YES! JCMach1 Apr 2022 #67

This is musk's idea of politics Mosby Apr 2022 #72

I just hope he sticks to engineering and doesn't try to get into politics! n/t AntiFascist Apr 2022 #79

He is already involved in politics I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #81

Elon Musk is NOT an engineer Galraedia Apr 2022 #85

He certainly must have some expertise in managing the actual engineers n/t AntiFascist Apr 2022 #86

He creates nothing I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #95

His little cartoon reveals how poor his mind is for the basics of engineering misanthrope Apr 2022 #100

What an asshole that guy is. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2022 #80

Yes ibegurpard Apr 2022 #83

Musk is a toxic tech-bro who was born with apartheid emeralds in his pockets. LudwigPastorius Apr 2022 #98