he said. “We’ll be gone, and it’ll be gone because of an advertiser boycott.”… eeer, no.

  • @GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world
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    “I fucking hate you and wish you’d get hit by a bus”

    Five minutes later: “Please don’t leave babe… I love you…”

    Dude is not well.

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      532 years ago

      Yeah I just watched the clip and he seems legitimately unhinged. “Earth will judge them.”

      I mean what the heck, honestly.

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              Their goal of getting more money might not be rational, I just meant they act with a kind of logic that’s in accordance with that goal. Burning down the planet is the perfect example, they don’t care if it doesn’t impact them, but they can earn more money and have that as a side effect.

              Musk is saying shit like “the Earth will judge them” when someone asks him how he’s going to make sure his business earns money. This is another level of deranged and disconnected from reality in my view at least.

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                  I think your analogy is missing how much power money buys. Musk is hoarding power, the money is the easiest way to get power especially if you’re born rich.

                  Guys that talk this much are megalomaniacs, not just money hoarders.

                • @Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
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                  32 years ago

                  A source for billionaires pursuing their goals rationally? I don’t think there’s been a study on that but I’m sure it’d be an interesting one. My point is mainly that Elon seems comparatively unhinged, I’m not trying to establish any kind of objective truth or anything.

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      I’ve been saying this for a while now. If he were an average person, a loved one or friend would have probably tried to get him help, if not voluntarily, then as an intervention. He’s a billionaire, and has clearly been unwell for a while, but the world just keeps egging him on to do more crazy shit.

      It reminds me a little of the South Park pop star thing, where the world needs a “sacrifice” in terms of fame. We’ve now moved past pop, and now we’re letting influencers (which, let’s be frank, that’s basically Musk’s contribution to any of his businesses) dance for our enjoyment.