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This applies to Elon's incredibly strange video game cheating scandal too. It's pathetic and weird.

rustystump 3mo ago
That was i think the most revealing thing about his character bar none because of how mundane it all was. Anyone with a tiny bit of video game background called that out from miles away. It was so pathetic. Richest dude in world with spaceship company. Has nothing to prove. Cheats, lies, and gaslights when caught. Has to be “number one” at a video game that has virtually zero skill where rank is almost entirely who grinds more. Eg time. What a weird and sad thing to do. So unimaginably insecure. Any billionaire you know the name of, is probably not too far off from this. There are alot of rich people who are secure with themselves. Zuck aint one if em.
- gsk22 3mo ago
  Did he cheat at other games too? I knew of the Path of Exile 2 incident, but I'd hardly call that a zero-skill game.
  - rustystump 3mo ago
    It was d4 first and then poe2.
- N_Lens 3mo ago
  Agree with everything else but POE does have a high skill ceiling, it’s just more of a strategic game than tactical.
  - rustystump 3mo ago
    It was d4 first then poe he lied about. These games are more about minmaxing and gear grind. It is why it was even more weird to brag about it. It wasnt like he was moggin the ladder in LoL where it is pure skill no grind up to end game.
- pirates 3mo ago
  The mask was off way way before this imo but I think you’re right that inanity of it is telling in a lot of ways.
altairprime 3mo ago
This all makes a lot more sense when you consider that Elon Musk is trying to dethrone/succeed Richard Branson, but can only manage a knockoff-grade impersonation at best. Cheating is about the feeling of defeating other people without the moral restrictions against cheating that obviously limit them, but cheaters aren’t attractive to non-cheaters; thus the sockpuppet account, to get that prized feeling of defeat without damaging the main caricature.

That was i think the most revealing thing about his character bar none because of how mundane it all was. Anyone with a tiny bit of video game background called that out from miles away. It was so pathetic. Richest dude in world with spaceship company. Has nothing to prove. Cheats, lies, and gaslights when caught. Has to be “number one” at a video game that has virtually zero skill where rank is almost entirely who grinds more. Eg time. What a weird and sad thing to do. So unimaginably insecure. Any billionaire you know the name of, is probably not too far off from this. There are alot of rich people who are secure with themselves. Zuck aint one if em.

gsk22 3mo ago
Did he cheat at other games too? I knew of the Path of Exile 2 incident, but I'd hardly call that a zero-skill game.
- rustystump 3mo ago
  It was d4 first and then poe2.
N_Lens 3mo ago
Agree with everything else but POE does have a high skill ceiling, it’s just more of a strategic game than tactical.
- rustystump 3mo ago
  It was d4 first then poe he lied about. These games are more about minmaxing and gear grind. It is why it was even more weird to brag about it. It wasnt like he was moggin the ladder in LoL where it is pure skill no grind up to end game.
pirates 3mo ago
The mask was off way way before this imo but I think you’re right that inanity of it is telling in a lot of ways.

altairprime 3mo ago

This all makes a lot more sense when you consider that Elon Musk is trying to dethrone/succeed Richard Branson, but can only manage a knockoff-grade impersonation at best. Cheating is about the feeling of defeating other people without the moral restrictions against cheating that obviously limit them, but cheaters aren’t attractive to non-cheaters; thus the sockpuppet account, to get that prized feeling of defeat without damaging the main caricature.