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Still blows my mind that there are /still/ Musk fanbois. He is your stereotypical billionaire narcissist man-child. I guess there are a lot of dudes who really

by helf 4y ago

Still blows my mind that there are /still/ Musk fanbois. He is your stereotypical billionaire narcissist man-child. I guess there are a lot of dudes who really wish they could act that way and not get bitch slapped for it. Ok, I guess I know why there are tons of personality cult worshippers of dipshits like Musk. Envy. lol. So gross.

rsynnott 4y ago
But people like that. I mean, look at Trump. For that matter, look at Andrew Tate. I was unaware of him until the fight with Thunberg, but afterwards a podcast I listen to covered him, and he comes across as a sort of malevolent real-life Alan Partridge. I don't get it, at all, but clearly there is some sort of appeal to this type of character.
- helf 4y ago
  I honestly believe a huge chunk of people /wish/ they could be like those sacks of crap. But for whatever reason something is “holding them back” from their peak assholeness.
  - techdragon 4y ago
    The funny thing (at least to me) is that I long ago worked out what’s holding me back from this sort of “success”… I have morals. Anytime I look at these sorts of scam artists and disingenuous shills and have that pang of “wouldn’t it be nice to have that kind of money so I could just focus on what I care about in life instead of having to work” it’s quickly followed by the remembrance of the fact they got there doing stuff I don’t feel comfortable doing, and seconds to minutes later I’ve moved on, once again having reaffirmed that I have a moral compass, personal ethics, and I just get on with life.
- krapp 4y ago
  > I don't get it, at all, but clearly there is some sort of appeal to this type of character. Humanity has always seen aggression and misanthropy as virtues in powerful men, going all the way back to conquerors like Alexander the Great, certainly to modern businessmen like Steve Jobs. It's a sign that one is above the need to care about consequence or common courtesy.
  - helf 4y ago
    It's disgusting. These garbage humans thrive because other people are living vicariously through their awfulness.
  - rsynnott 4y ago
    I think A.T. Great and Jobs were generally more _serious_ than the likes of Trump/Musk/Tate, though; those act like petulant children, and somehow their fans just eat it up.

by helf 4y ago

rsynnott 4y ago

But people like that. I mean, look at Trump. For that matter, look at Andrew Tate. I was unaware of him until the fight with Thunberg, but afterwards a podcast I listen to covered him, and he comes across as a sort of malevolent real-life Alan Partridge. I don't get it, at all, but clearly there is some sort of appeal to this type of character.

helf 4y ago
I honestly believe a huge chunk of people /wish/ they could be like those sacks of crap. But for whatever reason something is “holding them back” from their peak assholeness.
- techdragon 4y ago
  The funny thing (at least to me) is that I long ago worked out what’s holding me back from this sort of “success”… I have morals. Anytime I look at these sorts of scam artists and disingenuous shills and have that pang of “wouldn’t it be nice to have that kind of money so I could just focus on what I care about in life instead of having to work” it’s quickly followed by the remembrance of the fact they got there doing stuff I don’t feel comfortable doing, and seconds to minutes later I’ve moved on, once again having reaffirmed that I have a moral compass, personal ethics, and I just get on with life.
krapp 4y ago
> I don't get it, at all, but clearly there is some sort of appeal to this type of character. Humanity has always seen aggression and misanthropy as virtues in powerful men, going all the way back to conquerors like Alexander the Great, certainly to modern businessmen like Steve Jobs. It's a sign that one is above the need to care about consequence or common courtesy.
- helf 4y ago
  It's disgusting. These garbage humans thrive because other people are living vicariously through their awfulness.
- rsynnott 4y ago
  I think A.T. Great and Jobs were generally more _serious_ than the likes of Trump/Musk/Tate, though; those act like petulant children, and somehow their fans just eat it up.