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Musk’s Empire Could Put Him Beyond Government Reach

6 points by thesecretceo 4y ago

daydream 4y ago
This URL has the actual much longer story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-21/how-buying-twitter-made-elon-musk-one-of-joe-biden-s-biggest-headaches https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-21/how-buyin... Much better direct link.
- Arnt 4y ago
  There's a gap, I wonder what. The story illustration is that someone has the "access" to Musk, as in access to make a selfie. I assume that access to make a selfie isn't what the people in Washington is worried about, it's some other kind of access. Something much more substantial, not a fleeting touch at a meet-and-greet event. So they're worried because X and Y combine to be a reason to worry, and the story tells us about X, leaving Y as a gap.
bediger4000 4y ago
I think this is good. As the richest man in the world, he probably deserves a little leeway, legally speaking.
- scarecrowbob 4y ago
  Of course. Rich people are better than us so why should they follow the petty law that are enforced for us wage workers :D I mean, I understand that they don't actually have to follow those annoyances- pragmatically the ultra rich have autonomy in dimensions most of us will never even understand. But we should probably legally codify it. Sure. Why not. /s Cause when we get out the guillotines, I don't want there to be any question about why ¬/s
  - cheaprentalyeti 4y ago
    Well, if the Big Injustice you think is being foistered on the world is that an ultra-rich asshole has somehow temporarily managed to escape the burgeoning controls on freedom of speech, well, I'd like to tell you I don't think the problem is him, it's the machine that's controlling the speech...
News-Dog 4y ago
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6 points by thesecretceo 4y ago

This URL has the actual much longer story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-21/how-buying-twitter-made-elon-musk-one-of-joe-biden-s-biggest-headaches https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-21/how-buyin... Much better direct link.

Arnt 4y ago
There's a gap, I wonder what. The story illustration is that someone has the "access" to Musk, as in access to make a selfie. I assume that access to make a selfie isn't what the people in Washington is worried about, it's some other kind of access. Something much more substantial, not a fleeting touch at a meet-and-greet event. So they're worried because X and Y combine to be a reason to worry, and the story tells us about X, leaving Y as a gap.

bediger4000 4y ago

I think this is good. As the richest man in the world, he probably deserves a little leeway, legally speaking.

scarecrowbob 4y ago
Of course. Rich people are better than us so why should they follow the petty law that are enforced for us wage workers :D I mean, I understand that they don't actually have to follow those annoyances- pragmatically the ultra rich have autonomy in dimensions most of us will never even understand. But we should probably legally codify it. Sure. Why not. /s Cause when we get out the guillotines, I don't want there to be any question about why ¬/s
- cheaprentalyeti 4y ago
  Well, if the Big Injustice you think is being foistered on the world is that an ultra-rich asshole has somehow temporarily managed to escape the burgeoning controls on freedom of speech, well, I'd like to tell you I don't think the problem is him, it's the machine that's controlling the speech...

News-Dog 4y ago

Archive: Musk’s Empire Could Put Him Beyond Government Reach : https://archive.is/Zaibb https://archive.is/Zaibb Archive: Elon Musk’s Global Empire Has Made Him a Burning Problem for Washington : https://archive.is/DZT7D https://archive.is/DZT7D