The billionaire wants to advance his political program while preserving his power and wealth

  • bardmoss@linux.community
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    3 years ago

    Elon Musk has trouble elevating his own rocket. He sure as hell isn’t elevating anything in terms of political discourse…

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      3 years ago

      I can’t stand Musk, but SpaceX is going really well, so I’m not sure what that’s supposed to mean… If you’re referring to Starship, they didn’t expect it to work 100% on the first few tries (unlike some media, who report on it as if they failed).

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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        3 years ago

        This may be an unpopular opinion but corporate space flight is stupid at this point in humanity’s history.

        Any efficiencies that can be pointed to come from skirting regulations in ways NASA can’t or from stock assumptions that might lead to foreign sales and or monopoly, which should be a consideration no matter whose doing it… if it’s illegal for NASA to sell space IP to another company, than it should be for any company.

        People say government doesn’t work, but we have never had a chance to see it work with Republicans throwing albatrosses across it’s neck and cutting at its heals and slashing their hamstrings at any chance they get.

  • breadsmasher@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    this is what the .1% want - a full Corporatocracy where they, not elected leaders of governments, control countries and people.

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    3 years ago

    If you didn’t think this was the point of him buying twitter…

    It was never about the money, its about growing and empowering a movement that the global oligarchy think they can control.

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      3 years ago

      Which is exactly the same plan as last time. Then, the ultra-rich were afraid of communism so they propped up nationalism. Now though, they are after democracy as such.

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        3 years ago

        What’s the downside for them? They either win big or things stay roughly the same and they might pay some extra tax but not much. No one (of them) is losing their bulk of their wealth or their freedom. Might as well roll the dice.

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          3 years ago

          Ask the Russian oligarchs how they feel about Purin causing massive sanctions against Russia.

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            3 years ago

            Or about throwing half of them in jail (or through the window) because they said something he didn’t like or because he wanted their stuff.

            Everyone thinks the leopard only eats other people’s faces.

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      3 years ago

      Really? Didn’t he impregnate Grimes twice?

      In addition to having kids with like 3 other women?

      Say what you want about Musk, but there’s no denying he’s having a way easier time getting laid and spreading his genes than most of you.

      There’s just something about money that even makes slimeballs like Musk irresistible to the opposite sex.

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    3 years ago

    If he were helping the extreme left, I assure you, that would be ok for the most people here…