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>man-babies If only other babies could launch and land rockets. Call Musk what you want, but he is not a baby.

nova22033 2y ago
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Tadpole9181 2y ago
Musk doesn't do that. He bought a company and claims all the credit for it, he's just a rich brat using daddy's blood money.
- theonething 2y ago
  > He bought a company and claims all the credit for it Dude, Musk founded Space X. It's because of these kinds of ridiculous comments that I find it hard to take the Left (at least the ones on the internet) seriously.
BLKNSLVR 2y ago
I think he's well on the path to reverting to baby status.
latexr 2y ago
A man-baby is an adult man who acts like a baby, e.g. throwing tantrums when they don’t get their way and being overly petty and vindictive, not a literal baby. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Manbaby https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Manbaby It is incredible that I have to explain this and that that is the part you object to. So you’re fine with despots, but “man-baby” is where you draw the line? Either way, your objection makes absolutely zero difference to the point.
- drysine 2y ago
  >acts like a baby, e.g. throwing tantrums when they don’t get their way A man in the emotional state you described wouldn't be able to lead a company like SpaceX -- he would throw a tantrum when a rocket blows up instead of doubling down on perfecting it. >So you’re fine with despots, but “man-baby” is where you draw the line? I'm Russian and what's happening in the US government is your problem, we have our own problems. However, I have the respect for a man who has advanced the space industry so much even though it directly hurts my country -- in the end, we all are a part of humanity and the wars will end some day.
  - latexr 2y ago
    > A man in the emotional state you described wouldn't be able to lead a company like SpaceX Clearly you haven’t been following his actions. This isn’t new. See for example when he called a rescuer a pedophile or when he told companies to not advertise on Twitter, or a myriad of other instances. You can literally search for “tantrum” with his name and find more examples than you’ll know what to do with. > what's happening in the US government is your problem Don’t assume everyone you talk to on the internet lives in or is a citizen of the USA. > we have our own problems Including a despot. Which is unfortunate. You shouldn’t wish it on anyone else. > we all are a part of humanity and the wars will end some day. Indeed they will. Probably because we’ll all die.
tombert 2y ago
Did he actually launch or land rockets? Or did he hire a bunch of people who actually did that? I'm not saying that there isn't skill involved with hiring smart people, but I don't think it's correct to act like he single-handedly invented self-landing rockets.
- drysine 2y ago
  He bet his entire fortune on that, for one thing.
  - tombert 2y ago
    I spent my entire life savings on lottery tickets, and one of them wins the Powerball, does that mean that I am somehow gifted in managing my money? Or would it mean I just got lucky? Elon's stuff might be due to some kind of "skill", but that's not implied by him "betting his entire fortune" and winning.
    - tombert 2y ago
      Just an edit: it was a hypothetical, I meant to write “if I spent my life savings on lottery tickets”. I don’t actually play the lottery.

nova22033 2y ago

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Musk doesn't do that. He bought a company and claims all the credit for it, he's just a rich brat using daddy's blood money.

theonething 2y ago
> He bought a company and claims all the credit for it Dude, Musk founded Space X. It's because of these kinds of ridiculous comments that I find it hard to take the Left (at least the ones on the internet) seriously.

BLKNSLVR 2y ago

I think he's well on the path to reverting to baby status.

latexr 2y ago

A man-baby is an adult man who acts like a baby, e.g. throwing tantrums when they don’t get their way and being overly petty and vindictive, not a literal baby. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Manbaby https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Manbaby It is incredible that I have to explain this and that that is the part you object to. So you’re fine with despots, but “man-baby” is where you draw the line? Either way, your objection makes absolutely zero difference to the point.

drysine 2y ago
>acts like a baby, e.g. throwing tantrums when they don’t get their way A man in the emotional state you described wouldn't be able to lead a company like SpaceX -- he would throw a tantrum when a rocket blows up instead of doubling down on perfecting it. >So you’re fine with despots, but “man-baby” is where you draw the line? I'm Russian and what's happening in the US government is your problem, we have our own problems. However, I have the respect for a man who has advanced the space industry so much even though it directly hurts my country -- in the end, we all are a part of humanity and the wars will end some day.
- latexr 2y ago
  > A man in the emotional state you described wouldn't be able to lead a company like SpaceX Clearly you haven’t been following his actions. This isn’t new. See for example when he called a rescuer a pedophile or when he told companies to not advertise on Twitter, or a myriad of other instances. You can literally search for “tantrum” with his name and find more examples than you’ll know what to do with. > what's happening in the US government is your problem Don’t assume everyone you talk to on the internet lives in or is a citizen of the USA. > we have our own problems Including a despot. Which is unfortunate. You shouldn’t wish it on anyone else. > we all are a part of humanity and the wars will end some day. Indeed they will. Probably because we’ll all die.

tombert 2y ago

Did he actually launch or land rockets? Or did he hire a bunch of people who actually did that? I'm not saying that there isn't skill involved with hiring smart people, but I don't think it's correct to act like he single-handedly invented self-landing rockets.

drysine 2y ago
He bet his entire fortune on that, for one thing.
- tombert 2y ago
  I spent my entire life savings on lottery tickets, and one of them wins the Powerball, does that mean that I am somehow gifted in managing my money? Or would it mean I just got lucky? Elon's stuff might be due to some kind of "skill", but that's not implied by him "betting his entire fortune" and winning.
  - tombert 2y ago
    Just an edit: it was a hypothetical, I meant to write “if I spent my life savings on lottery tickets”. I don’t actually play the lottery.