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Government bureaucrat (Elon) owns a massive, private Social Media company. He has power to fire basically anyone, seemingly. Exclusivity agreements with private

Government bureaucrat (Elon) owns a massive, private Social Media company. He has power to fire basically anyone, seemingly. Exclusivity agreements with private companies have NO FUCKING PLACE in public governments. If the owner of said platform is actually part of the government, it's pure corruption. Elon: divest from your private assets or get the fuck out of the government. Otherwise you're a corrupt official.

vuln 2y ago
> Otherwise you're a corrupt official. Seems like he fits in real well where he’s at.
pengaru 2y ago
"don't hate the player, hate the game" I feel likely sums up what would be his position on your comment
- mcculley 2y ago
  He is not stuck in the game. He has agency, more than most.
- dullcrisp 2y ago
  Hate what game? Democracy?
  - SketchySeaBeast 2y ago
    Regulatory Capture?
    - dullcrisp 2y ago
      Oh well in that case I’ll echo sorcerer-mar’s comment.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y ago
  And that kind of half-assed flippancy is exactly why he needs to be removed from any government authority immediately.
- sorcerer-mar 2y ago
  It’s funny how I’ve literally not once heard someone who wasn’t an across-the-board asshole say this phrase
  - __s 2y ago
    It applies when it can be said literally: gaming communities. There people will complain about athletes pushing their edge For example, the 2019 blizzcon SC2 finals where Zerg overran with a busted Nydus meta. You can't blame Reynor & Dark pushing their advantage to reach each other in finals. The game went on to be patched Same goes with hating draws in chess. Players are trying to win a tournament, they'll make the moves they feel will make that happen Another example: hating on Protoss in TvP in broodwar. The game won't be patched. If you can't deal with it then hate the game, not the Protoss
- conception 2y ago
  “Richest man on planet must… (checks) succumb to corruption to survive! No ethical way forward!”
- GuinansEyebrows 2y ago
  A strange game; the only winning move is not to play
- janice1999 2y ago
  It's not a game when that someone can simply ignore or rewrite the rules at will.
thih9 2y ago
Between nazi salutes and buying votes, being a corrupt official seems in character, if not expected. I wonder if that’s the point of having a borderline villainous public image - people are used to your antics and more likely to ignore an extra crime.
Alupis 2y ago
> Elon: divest from your private assets or get the fuck out of the government. Otherwise you're a corrupt official. You're directing this at Elon - but you are aware just about every single congress critter, and every other high-level government official holds private assets and profits off of them during their tenure in the government... right? > Exclusivity agreements with private companies have NO FUCKING PLACE in public governments. I hope you were this upset about Cheney as well. What about Palantir and their army of lobbyists? Oracle and theirs? Sig Sauer and theirs? Lockheed Martin and theirs? AWS and theirs? I can go on forever... This is super common in government, and no it's not limited to one party or another. It's everywhere. It is wrong every time. But only now we get the all-caps writing and chest thumping only the likes of reddit can be proud of.
- bobthepanda 2y ago
  What's notable is that the current crop of people who were just elected includes people who said they were going to introduce an insider-trading bill and then became some of the most prolific ones once in office. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/congress-stock-trading-ban.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/congress-stoc...
  - Alupis 2y ago
    Well, AOC has been threatening for several years to introduce a bill to curb this. But... hasn't, and I'd be willing to bet we already know why. Many others have promised the same and done the same as well... Nancy Pelosi is perhaps the most prolific insider trader of our lifetime. None of this is new... it's been going on since before any of us were born. It should be put to an end - but we can't pretend the current administration is doing something so abhorrent and clutch our collective pearls in shock. We can't hold one party (that we disagree with) to a higher standard than our "own" people. That's hypocritical and not a foundation upon-which agreement and consensus can be formed.
    - bobthepanda 2y ago
      You mean, this bill she hasn't introduced, and hasn't worked on since 2023? https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-fitzpatrick-mills-krishnamoorthi-launch-bipartisan-effort https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-...
watwut 2y ago
He is a corrupt official. He is awarding contracts to SpaceX as he is disassembling all agencies meant to combat fraud and corruption.
- Alupis 2y ago
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JeremyNT 2y ago
Absolutely insane. The world's richest man is also the most powerful bureaucrat in the world, and he's self dealing to his own company which is arguably the most powerful propaganda machine ever invented. It's difficult to not despair in such a time.

vuln 2y ago

> Otherwise you're a corrupt official. Seems like he fits in real well where he’s at.

pengaru 2y ago

"don't hate the player, hate the game" I feel likely sums up what would be his position on your comment

mcculley 2y ago
He is not stuck in the game. He has agency, more than most.
dullcrisp 2y ago
Hate what game? Democracy?
- SketchySeaBeast 2y ago
  Regulatory Capture?
  - dullcrisp 2y ago
    Oh well in that case I’ll echo sorcerer-mar’s comment.
sjsdaiuasgdia 2y ago
And that kind of half-assed flippancy is exactly why he needs to be removed from any government authority immediately.
sorcerer-mar 2y ago
It’s funny how I’ve literally not once heard someone who wasn’t an across-the-board asshole say this phrase
- __s 2y ago
  It applies when it can be said literally: gaming communities. There people will complain about athletes pushing their edge For example, the 2019 blizzcon SC2 finals where Zerg overran with a busted Nydus meta. You can't blame Reynor & Dark pushing their advantage to reach each other in finals. The game went on to be patched Same goes with hating draws in chess. Players are trying to win a tournament, they'll make the moves they feel will make that happen Another example: hating on Protoss in TvP in broodwar. The game won't be patched. If you can't deal with it then hate the game, not the Protoss
conception 2y ago
“Richest man on planet must… (checks) succumb to corruption to survive! No ethical way forward!”
GuinansEyebrows 2y ago
A strange game; the only winning move is not to play
janice1999 2y ago
It's not a game when that someone can simply ignore or rewrite the rules at will.

thih9 2y ago

Between nazi salutes and buying votes, being a corrupt official seems in character, if not expected. I wonder if that’s the point of having a borderline villainous public image - people are used to your antics and more likely to ignore an extra crime.

Alupis 2y ago

> Elon: divest from your private assets or get the fuck out of the government. Otherwise you're a corrupt official. You're directing this at Elon - but you are aware just about every single congress critter, and every other high-level government official holds private assets and profits off of them during their tenure in the government... right? > Exclusivity agreements with private companies have NO FUCKING PLACE in public governments. I hope you were this upset about Cheney as well. What about Palantir and their army of lobbyists? Oracle and theirs? Sig Sauer and theirs? Lockheed Martin and theirs? AWS and theirs? I can go on forever... This is super common in government, and no it's not limited to one party or another. It's everywhere. It is wrong every time. But only now we get the all-caps writing and chest thumping only the likes of reddit can be proud of.

bobthepanda 2y ago
What's notable is that the current crop of people who were just elected includes people who said they were going to introduce an insider-trading bill and then became some of the most prolific ones once in office. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/congress-stock-trading-ban.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/congress-stoc...
- Alupis 2y ago
  Well, AOC has been threatening for several years to introduce a bill to curb this. But... hasn't, and I'd be willing to bet we already know why. Many others have promised the same and done the same as well... Nancy Pelosi is perhaps the most prolific insider trader of our lifetime. None of this is new... it's been going on since before any of us were born. It should be put to an end - but we can't pretend the current administration is doing something so abhorrent and clutch our collective pearls in shock. We can't hold one party (that we disagree with) to a higher standard than our "own" people. That's hypocritical and not a foundation upon-which agreement and consensus can be formed.
  - bobthepanda 2y ago
    You mean, this bill she hasn't introduced, and hasn't worked on since 2023? https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-fitzpatrick-mills-krishnamoorthi-launch-bipartisan-effort https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-...

watwut 2y ago

He is a corrupt official. He is awarding contracts to SpaceX as he is disassembling all agencies meant to combat fraud and corruption.

Alupis 2y ago
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JeremyNT 2y ago

Absolutely insane. The world's richest man is also the most powerful bureaucrat in the world, and he's self dealing to his own company which is arguably the most powerful propaganda machine ever invented. It's difficult to not despair in such a time.