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haele

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42. He's one of those kids who read dystopian Sci-Fi and thought....

Wed Aug 14, 2024, 11:29 PM

Aug 2024

"Cool! Look at how powerful that guy was! He only did that one stupid thing, and I can avoid that..."

And he never grew up.
I'd say he was a nerd, but he's more clever than smart. He's just a jerk edge lord because he was well off enough to party with the right tech bros in the 1990's. He is a genius in marketing, I'll give him that. But not really smarter than the average BS in Electrical Engineering who read a lot of Heinlein, Azimov, Clark and Dick.

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What's Elon's deal? [View all] Delarage Aug 2024 OP

He's weird, but he also has a transgender kid, which has turned him against anything "liberal" LeftInTX Aug 2024 #1

Must be it Delarage Aug 2024 #9

Eloon has fathered 12 kids.... magicarpet Aug 2024 #13

I remember Groucho Marx questioning why a man had so many kids; notemason Aug 2024 #29

I think Musk goes the Michael Jackson route. He never puts it in...Just has them conceived via IVF LeftInTX Aug 2024 #65

So he wants the government to restrict his family when he can't understand Walleye Aug 2024 #21

He's messed up. You know how some people don't cope well and start acting out. That's what he's doing LeftInTX Aug 2024 #25

That's no reason to change our laws to accommodate his mental issues Walleye Aug 2024 #30

Am I saying that? I'm saying he's messed up and he's lashing out at the world. I think he's dangerous! LeftInTX Aug 2024 #34

No, sorry, I wasn't talking about you. I was just commenting on his stupid politics. Walleye Aug 2024 #36

Per his mother, he has never been diagnosed. Sometimes he claims to be on the spectrum to "explain" his bullying thebigidea Aug 2024 #24

I'm also talking about the acceptance of his daughter primarily. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #27

He wants to impose his issues on the United States government. He doesn't even understand us. Walleye Aug 2024 #32

If by "us" you mean all mammalian life, you're on to something Maru Kitteh Aug 2024 #44

This. Voltaire2 Aug 2024 #67

Respectful pushback TommyT139 Aug 2024 #38

I dunno, I went into a funk over two of my kids. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #41

A funk isn't fascism .. TommyT139 Aug 2024 #48

Right. He doesn't cope with issues in his own life and we all have issues. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #52

Yes, he is a weird person dhol82 Aug 2024 #2

My new slogan: you can't fix weird Walleye Aug 2024 #33

He is a narcissistic WEIRDO! Kittycatkat Aug 2024 #3

"I once thought of him as a great thinker who would save the planet from global warming and solve all sorts of Carlitos Brigante Aug 2024 #4

He seemed science-based Delarage Aug 2024 #8

I remember having the same impression when he first appeared Easterncedar Aug 2024 #14

We saw 2 totally different things then. I saw a guy who sat in front of so Carlitos Brigante Aug 2024 #43

Well Delarage Aug 2024 #69

It's not about being stupid (assuming you're being sarcastic). It's about the press not doing Carlitos Brigante Aug 2024 #70

You can take the child out of apartheid SomedayKindaLove Aug 2024 #5

That's it, an extremely rich white boy growing up in an apartheid South Africa. That's his problem. Walleye Aug 2024 #22

And he is why I will NEVER buy Starlink! Enter stage left Aug 2024 #6

Now I see people in Teslas Delarage Aug 2024 #11

Please bear in mind that many bought their Teslas long spooky3 Aug 2024 #37

They need to buy this now: LostOne4Ever Aug 2024 #51

Love it! spooky3 Aug 2024 #60

Musk and Putin are pals. gab13by13 Aug 2024 #7

Same as Drumpf, born oligarch, entitled to whatever UTUSN Aug 2024 #10

According to his daughter he has always been a narcissistic asshole and absentee father LostOne4Ever Aug 2024 #12

He's not coping well at all LeftInTX Aug 2024 #19

He thinks the United States government should take care of his family problem Walleye Aug 2024 #26

It's possible, but there are reports that he's always been a jerk. His daughter takes offense to him and Walter Isaacson tulipsandroses Aug 2024 #40

I can see that. He doesn't seem to be a stable person. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #46

I think he's just a garden variety jerk. It's not his autism. It's not that he has a trans daughter. He's just a jerk, tulipsandroses Aug 2024 #55

I think he's dangerous and reckless. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #62

This is not AI nor CGI: Justice matters. Aug 2024 #61

He is a bored child with too much time on his hands. Intractable Aug 2024 #15

I love SpaceX Elon. edbermac Aug 2024 #16

I was planning on buying a Tesla in the spring. Meadowoak Aug 2024 #17

Do you get Consumer Reports? DBoon Aug 2024 #28

The one what's giving Tesla a competitive run for the money is Lucid. Pricey, though. dobleremolque Aug 2024 #35

His racism trumps mzmolly Aug 2024 #18

I think he was always off, but learned to hide it to lure investors tinrobot Aug 2024 #20

At one time he suggested duncang Aug 2024 #23

If you want to understand Elon Musk, Watch Glass Onion Metaphorical Aug 2024 #39

All the money and power went to his head. bullimiami Aug 2024 #31

He's one of those kids who read dystopian Sci-Fi and thought.... haele Aug 2024 #42

Elon is autistic: brilliant when focused on specific narrow issues AlexSFCA Aug 2024 #45

I immediately pegged him as someone on the spectrum Skittles Aug 2024 #58

As always, Elon is a conniving opportunist. dchill Aug 2024 #47

he's lonely + sucked into the dark web. awesome daddy. pansypoo53219 Aug 2024 #49

Mental illness + substance abuse IbogaProject Aug 2024 #50

"Does he REALLY want to live in a totalitarian state?" LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 #53

I think he was always like this, but worked hard to project a different image relayerbob Aug 2024 #54

Hubris. His success and wealth convinced him he was actually bigger than life. PatrickforB Aug 2024 #56

To the people on this thread who keep blaming autism for this jagoff's behavior. Is there any Carlitos Brigante Aug 2024 #57

Elon is such a Boer Mblaze Aug 2024 #59

Then he keeps having all these IDF kids...Is he another Michael Jackson? LeftInTX Aug 2024 #63

He's old-school Afrikaans Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #64

His mom is Canadian. Elon moved with his mom to Canada when he was 17. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #66

Fascism is fine for the rich and powerful. Voltaire2 Aug 2024 #68