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This isn't caused by some nebulous alliance of "billionaires," this is caused by one particular billionaire, Elon Musk, and his friends. These days I'm getting

This isn't caused by some nebulous alliance of "billionaires," this is caused by one particular billionaire, Elon Musk, and his friends. These days I'm getting skeptical of these anti-billionaire quips. Sounds like a great segue to "all politicians are the same because they're in the billionaire's pocket," and now look at what that led us into.

hackyhacky 2y ago
> This isn't caused by some nebulous alliance of "billionaires," this is caused by one particular billionaire, Elon Musk, and his friends. I am waiting for all the "good billionaires" to step up and do something about it.
- retzkek 2y ago
  There’s at least one, although as a governor he may not count. > From the Department of Education, Medicaid, the CDC, and more - Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the agencies and programs that protect Americans every single day. https://bsky.app/profile/jbpritzker.bsky.social/post/3lisgh4bpzc2w https://bsky.app/profile/jbpritzker.bsky.social/post/3lisgh4...
- EasyMark 2y ago
  they won't even say something, let alone do something. The only thing that could hurt Musk is the collapse of Tesla stock. Best thing you can do is not buy a Tesla and suggest to others not to buy on either. As the DOGE team like to say. starve the beast, where Leon is the beast.
micromacrofoot 2y ago
what function do billionaires fulfill that 1000 millionaires couldn't do better?
- yongjik 2y ago
  That's neither here nor there. Trump and Musk are dismantling the American government piece by piece, and I'm not terribly interested in discussing whether billionaires were the problem all along. That feels like a totally unnecessary diversion. By all means, after America kicks out Trump, feel free to discuss billionaires and the tyranny of capitalism and everything. Just not now.
  - micromacrofoot 2y ago
    why? it's hard to quantify the impact but musk personally spent hundreds of millions to get this outcome if he weren't a billionaire we might not be in this situation at all
    - EasyMark 2y ago
      and hundreds of millions to him is like a months salary, so it cost him almost nothing
- antonvs 2y ago
  Most millionaires are just older people who’ve earned and invested well throughout their careers. They’re not functionally a replacement for anyone who’s a billionaire because they run large businesses.

hackyhacky 2y ago

> This isn't caused by some nebulous alliance of "billionaires," this is caused by one particular billionaire, Elon Musk, and his friends. I am waiting for all the "good billionaires" to step up and do something about it.

retzkek 2y ago
There’s at least one, although as a governor he may not count. > From the Department of Education, Medicaid, the CDC, and more - Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the agencies and programs that protect Americans every single day. https://bsky.app/profile/jbpritzker.bsky.social/post/3lisgh4bpzc2w https://bsky.app/profile/jbpritzker.bsky.social/post/3lisgh4...
EasyMark 2y ago
they won't even say something, let alone do something. The only thing that could hurt Musk is the collapse of Tesla stock. Best thing you can do is not buy a Tesla and suggest to others not to buy on either. As the DOGE team like to say. starve the beast, where Leon is the beast.

micromacrofoot 2y ago

what function do billionaires fulfill that 1000 millionaires couldn't do better?

yongjik 2y ago
That's neither here nor there. Trump and Musk are dismantling the American government piece by piece, and I'm not terribly interested in discussing whether billionaires were the problem all along. That feels like a totally unnecessary diversion. By all means, after America kicks out Trump, feel free to discuss billionaires and the tyranny of capitalism and everything. Just not now.
- micromacrofoot 2y ago
  why? it's hard to quantify the impact but musk personally spent hundreds of millions to get this outcome if he weren't a billionaire we might not be in this situation at all
  - EasyMark 2y ago
    and hundreds of millions to him is like a months salary, so it cost him almost nothing
antonvs 2y ago
Most millionaires are just older people who’ve earned and invested well throughout their careers. They’re not functionally a replacement for anyone who’s a billionaire because they run large businesses.