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> This idea that he's going to "be studied" just plays into his own paid for media created mythos. It’s not as if people are saying he’s going to be studied be

> This idea that he's going to "be studied" just plays into his own paid for media created mythos. It’s not as if people are saying he’s going to be studied because he’s fascinating. I don’t think he ever tried to cultivate the image that he’s idiotic bordering on the pathological, because that discrepancy seems to be study-worth. It’s like on one side, there are Musk actions, some call them insane and idiotic, but they can be explained away, theoretically, and then there’s SBF where even the most adamant supporter would just stand there, open-mouthed.

munificent 3y ago
The only reason some people struggle to understand the behavior of Musk, SBF, Trump, and others is because of an assumption that a certain level of wealth or power implies some level of rational behavior. That assumption is often, but not always correct. We aren't astonished or confused when a broke high school dropout maxes out their credit card on Candy Crush in-app purchases and drives drunk and crashes into a tree. Some people are stupid and stupid people are going to make stupid, thoughtless decisions. People are more surprised when the rich and powerful do dumb shit like this because of a presumption that they must have been consistently able to not do dumb shit in order to acquire their stature. But that assumption is very often wrong. Trump had his father slowly plow $700m of his wealth into his son in order to burnish his own image. Musk inherited wealth. SBF came from prestige and then lucked into a historical moment where fake Internet money could temporarily be exchanged for real money. These people are just fucking morons with limited ability to delay their gratification or think through the consequences of their actions who happened to win the lottery. Most of the time, it's because they lived an entire childhood where they never needed to learn to think about the consequences of their actions because they were completely insulated from them.
- newZWhoDis 3y ago
  Musk did not “inherit wealth”, and I need a source on Trump getting $700m
  - I_am_uncreative 3y ago
    Musk absolutely inherited his wealth. His parents benefited directly from apartheid.
    - pb7 3y ago
      Unless you have a primary source, no he didn’t.
      - I_am_uncreative 3y ago
        Great job making an impossible standard, by demanding a primary source rather than a secondary one. https://i.imgur.com/qOluudx.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/qOluudx.mp4
        pb7 3y ago
        I despise Elon Musk but I’m not going to stoop to making things up just because I don’t like him. It’s called integrity. There are plenty of verifiable things to not like him for. Take your juvenile behavior back to Reddit.
    - inemesitaffia 3y ago
      His anti-apartheid politician parent?
  - munificent 3y ago
    > I need a source on Trump getting $700m https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/d...

munificent 3y ago

The only reason some people struggle to understand the behavior of Musk, SBF, Trump, and others is because of an assumption that a certain level of wealth or power implies some level of rational behavior. That assumption is often, but not always correct. We aren't astonished or confused when a broke high school dropout maxes out their credit card on Candy Crush in-app purchases and drives drunk and crashes into a tree. Some people are stupid and stupid people are going to make stupid, thoughtless decisions. People are more surprised when the rich and powerful do dumb shit like this because of a presumption that they must have been consistently able to not do dumb shit in order to acquire their stature. But that assumption is very often wrong. Trump had his father slowly plow $700m of his wealth into his son in order to burnish his own image. Musk inherited wealth. SBF came from prestige and then lucked into a historical moment where fake Internet money could temporarily be exchanged for real money. These people are just fucking morons with limited ability to delay their gratification or think through the consequences of their actions who happened to win the lottery. Most of the time, it's because they lived an entire childhood where they never needed to learn to think about the consequences of their actions because they were completely insulated from them.

newZWhoDis 3y ago
Musk did not “inherit wealth”, and I need a source on Trump getting $700m
- I_am_uncreative 3y ago
  Musk absolutely inherited his wealth. His parents benefited directly from apartheid.
  - pb7 3y ago
    Unless you have a primary source, no he didn’t.
    - I_am_uncreative 3y ago
      Great job making an impossible standard, by demanding a primary source rather than a secondary one. https://i.imgur.com/qOluudx.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/qOluudx.mp4
      - pb7 3y ago
        I despise Elon Musk but I’m not going to stoop to making things up just because I don’t like him. It’s called integrity. There are plenty of verifiable things to not like him for. Take your juvenile behavior back to Reddit.
  - inemesitaffia 3y ago
    His anti-apartheid politician parent?
- munificent 3y ago
  > I need a source on Trump getting $700m https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/d...