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What do you think it is? What do you think is motivating Musk?

by avalys 2y ago

Atotalnoob 2y ago
Fascism.
XorNot 2y ago
I don't know but it sure is interesting that White House is saying Elon Musk will now be reviewing his own conflicts of interest [1] as a man heavily invested in companies with large government contracts or beneficiaries of government incentive schemes. Or maybe it's just too avoid having to worry about sexually harassing his employees[2]. [1] https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-conflict-interest-doge-1235257829/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-mus... [2] https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flight-attendant-who-accused-elon-musk-of-sexual-misconduct-2022-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flig...
pwg 2y ago
For USAID, the fact that USAID was investigating him: https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365 https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating... His attack on USAID was not "rooting out waste", it was to settle a personal vendetta against the agency.
- adamtaylor_13 2y ago
  This is silly. USAID was investigating the usage of Starlink in Ukraine, which by the way Musk provided completely free of charge at a time when no one else was doing anything for Ukraine. DOGE found that USAID has actually spent taxpayer dollars to funding terrorists. I have no idea how we try to connect these dots to be “personal”. USAID was a sham and it’s been exposed.
  - tomrod 2y ago
    I think maybe you're missing the negatives Musk/Starlink did in Ukraine. And they alleged terrorism. They did not show it, FISA and other courts aren't engaged, and they have Flynn, a foreign agent, making those claims and boosting them.
  - unsnap_biceps 2y ago
    How did DOGE determine that the funds went to terrorists? Do you know? I certainly don't. I want to know, so we can put the right guardrails in place for the future, and frankly, I don't trust musk at all. He lies whenever it's convenient. Sunlight is the best disinfectant and we should be ensuring it's shining everywhere.

What do you think it is? What do you think is motivating Musk?

by avalys 2y ago

What do you think it is? What do you think is motivating Musk?

Atotalnoob 2y ago

Fascism.

XorNot 2y ago

I don't know but it sure is interesting that White House is saying Elon Musk will now be reviewing his own conflicts of interest [1] as a man heavily invested in companies with large government contracts or beneficiaries of government incentive schemes. Or maybe it's just too avoid having to worry about sexually harassing his employees[2]. [1] https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-conflict-interest-doge-1235257829/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-mus... [2] https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flight-attendant-who-accused-elon-musk-of-sexual-misconduct-2022-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flig...

pwg 2y ago

For USAID, the fact that USAID was investigating him: https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365 https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating... His attack on USAID was not "rooting out waste", it was to settle a personal vendetta against the agency.

adamtaylor_13 2y ago
This is silly. USAID was investigating the usage of Starlink in Ukraine, which by the way Musk provided completely free of charge at a time when no one else was doing anything for Ukraine. DOGE found that USAID has actually spent taxpayer dollars to funding terrorists. I have no idea how we try to connect these dots to be “personal”. USAID was a sham and it’s been exposed.
- tomrod 2y ago
  I think maybe you're missing the negatives Musk/Starlink did in Ukraine. And they alleged terrorism. They did not show it, FISA and other courts aren't engaged, and they have Flynn, a foreign agent, making those claims and boosting them.
- unsnap_biceps 2y ago
  How did DOGE determine that the funds went to terrorists? Do you know? I certainly don't. I want to know, so we can put the right guardrails in place for the future, and frankly, I don't trust musk at all. He lies whenever it's convenient. Sunlight is the best disinfectant and we should be ensuring it's shining everywhere.