People can't wrap their heads around the simple obvious explanation: Musk has been "pilled" with new-right ideologies in precisely the same way so many others i

People can't wrap their heads around the simple obvious explanation: Musk has been "pilled" with new-right ideologies in precisely the same way so many others in the tech ecosystem have been "pilled" with this crap. That's it. They think because Musk is rich his actions must be part of some kind of 5d chess game. He can't just fall for the same shit normal people fall for. Rich people are just people with a lot of money. Their brains are not different from our brains. Rich people fall for bullshit ideologies and join cults, develop mental illness, engage in petty vindictive behavior, get addicted to things, and so on. I have been in this culture (and on HN) for a very long time. I watched the whole alt-right / gamergate / neoreaction wave sweep through the community and indoctrinate huge numbers of people. Musk's conversion to it isn't all that surprising, especially given his well documented problems with long term relationships and possibly being "on the spectrum." New right ideology is really well crafted to hook into male insecurity. ... and yes, a billionaire can be insecure. Same homo sapiens brain we have, folks. (Unless you are a sentient AI.)