Musk doesn't realize he's the fall guy. Ed Price

[Quixote1818]

Ed Price also thinks Trump is serious about taking over Canada. It's a pretty fascinating discussion. I'm just hoping Trump's hubris will finally be his downfall. But it's going to be a nerve racking ride.

I also think Trump is enjoying destroying the richest man in the world.

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[creon]

1. I think that it will

eventually come apart.
Those people are not intelligent enough or ruthless enough.
The terrible ifs will accumulate and their "plan" ( if there is one) will come apart.

It will be rough. But, they will fail.

[Ocelot II]

2. Hubris will get you every time.

Nemesis is the goddess of retribution, punishment for the sin of hubris. It's all gonna bite him on the ass, sooner or later - and I hope it's sooner.

[creon]

5. I am devotee of Nemesis.

GMTA

It is hubris.
They think they are Gods. They are mere mortals.

Hubris is those people thinking they are amarter and are the master of events.
Call no man happy until he is dead.
Thus spake creon

[Maru Kitteh]

3. Hubris. I was trying to figure out where

on the body the huberous is located. I think it’s an excellent name for a body part but I digress . .

I don’t think Musk is a fall guy. I think it’s pretty simple really. Trump loves him some money and he found the biggest pile on the planet. But he doesn’t like work, or thinking, or learning stuff. He needs somebody to actually do the mucking around while he plays golf. For his part, Musk couldn’t ask for a better setup. He gets to throw around levers of power, steal the most valuable data sets on the planet, milk foreign dignitaries and the US govt. for contracts and set himself up as a sacred totem of maga. A strong US government is a terrible impediment to his dreams of being a superpower unto himself. He was running out of time, turns out, all he had to do was hire a president.

On a side note: the fact that Musk is able to spend so much time with Trump proves conclusively - he’s not a genius.

[Deuxcents]

4. Some good points to consider in your post. Musk is 53 and will be around a lot longer..not a comforting factor

[Skittles]

6. I agree with your assessment, Maru Kitteh

Musk bought himself a president - yes indeed.