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It's because he is a bully and enjoys feeling powerful by being snarky to someone less powerful to him and then having a bunch of people compliment him for doin

by neaden 4y ago

It's because he is a bully and enjoys feeling powerful by being snarky to someone less powerful to him and then having a bunch of people compliment him for doing it. Like I wish that wasn't the reason and was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for awhile but it's pretty clear at this point it's just because he likes to do it.

birdyrooster 4y ago
And no one can put him in his place as we have a society that lets a singular asshole take over industry (space) or institution (Tesla, Twitter) and make it their personal play thing. It’s obvious to everyone now that these companies are strategically well positioned and succeed despite Elon’s social shortcomings which validates all of him. There is no means to say well you were an exceptional capitalist but also a dick head who made people feel like shit, so we are taking back the investments made.
- mistermann 4y ago
  If we are displeased with the society we have built (and most everyone seems to be, in one way or another), we are welcome to change it. The laws of physics do not stand in our way.
NikkiA 4y ago
His attitude can be summed up as: He was massively bullied as a child, now it's his turn!
- iguana_lawyer 4y ago
  Funny how the people he chooses to bully are almost always the traditional enemies of fascists: the disabled, trans people, racial minorities, political dissidents, etc.
  - guax 4y ago
    The dream of the oppressed is to be the opressor. Not to break the cycle, nor retribution.
- masklinn 4y ago
  > He was massively bullied as a child He was not.
  - NikkiA 4y ago
    He was bullied to the point that he had to spend 2 weeks in hospital, according to his own words. He might be lying, but it's just as likely that he's 'having my turn!'
    - camel_Snake 4y ago
      That particular incident was the result of him teasing a classmate about their fathers' recent suicide and that classmate pushing him down a set of stairs as a result. Elon's father has talked about it in interviews. It seems Elon was the bully in this specific incident.
      - ryloric 4y ago
        I know kids can be brutally insensitive sometimes, but this is extreme behavior even for a child no?
        masklinn 4y ago
        Yes, mocking a classmate for their parents’ death is extreme behaviour, even for a child. I would not be surprised to learn it constitutes fighting words.
piva00 4y ago
Feels absurd to see Elon's behaviour being a mimicry of the 90s/early 2000s forum mods power trips: be snarky, assert your dominance and power over the users, ban the ones that disagree with you. It's the same exact pattern of behaviour, what has gone so wrong in Musk's life? I really can't comprehend. Pretty sad existence, even with all of his toys.
- rafabulsing 4y ago
  It's specially weird because with those mods you always assumed they were people with little to now life outside that forum, hence the tripping on such small amounts of power. Elon has enough money that he could quit today and have enough money for 10 lives of pure hedonistic bliss... and yet chooses to spend his days on his phone, posting shitty memes and being a dick on Twitter. It's mind boggling, really.
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by neaden 4y ago

birdyrooster 4y ago

And no one can put him in his place as we have a society that lets a singular asshole take over industry (space) or institution (Tesla, Twitter) and make it their personal play thing. It’s obvious to everyone now that these companies are strategically well positioned and succeed despite Elon’s social shortcomings which validates all of him. There is no means to say well you were an exceptional capitalist but also a dick head who made people feel like shit, so we are taking back the investments made.

mistermann 4y ago
If we are displeased with the society we have built (and most everyone seems to be, in one way or another), we are welcome to change it. The laws of physics do not stand in our way.

NikkiA 4y ago

His attitude can be summed up as: He was massively bullied as a child, now it's his turn!

iguana_lawyer 4y ago
Funny how the people he chooses to bully are almost always the traditional enemies of fascists: the disabled, trans people, racial minorities, political dissidents, etc.
- guax 4y ago
  The dream of the oppressed is to be the opressor. Not to break the cycle, nor retribution.
masklinn 4y ago
> He was massively bullied as a child He was not.
- NikkiA 4y ago
  He was bullied to the point that he had to spend 2 weeks in hospital, according to his own words. He might be lying, but it's just as likely that he's 'having my turn!'
  - camel_Snake 4y ago
    That particular incident was the result of him teasing a classmate about their fathers' recent suicide and that classmate pushing him down a set of stairs as a result. Elon's father has talked about it in interviews. It seems Elon was the bully in this specific incident.
    - ryloric 4y ago
      I know kids can be brutally insensitive sometimes, but this is extreme behavior even for a child no?
      - masklinn 4y ago
        Yes, mocking a classmate for their parents’ death is extreme behaviour, even for a child. I would not be surprised to learn it constitutes fighting words.

piva00 4y ago

Feels absurd to see Elon's behaviour being a mimicry of the 90s/early 2000s forum mods power trips: be snarky, assert your dominance and power over the users, ban the ones that disagree with you. It's the same exact pattern of behaviour, what has gone so wrong in Musk's life? I really can't comprehend. Pretty sad existence, even with all of his toys.

rafabulsing 4y ago
It's specially weird because with those mods you always assumed they were people with little to now life outside that forum, hence the tripping on such small amounts of power. Elon has enough money that he could quit today and have enough money for 10 lives of pure hedonistic bliss... and yet chooses to spend his days on his phone, posting shitty memes and being a dick on Twitter. It's mind boggling, really.
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