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Elon Musk said he would form a new political party called the “America Party.”
Tesla shares fell Monday after Musk’s announcement.
Tesla shareholders have wanted Musk to stay away from politics, especially after his stint at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which many have said damaged the automaker’s brand.
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And smart.
But it turns out he basically steals the ideas of better people and takes all the credit. Truly a modern day Thomas Edison. But even worse.
Worse, for many reasons, but also: stealing Tesla’s actual name this time
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I’m pretty sure his PR teams were the ones behind the Tesla crush the Internet had though.
“we”?
I’ll admit to it.
I used to think Tesla was based, since it paved the way for mass-market EVs to happen. I still think SpaceX is based because of the booster reuse and droneship recovery of Falcon 9, and the massive potential for Starship to make space massively cheaper, and Starlink for bringing Internet to rural areas/war zones like Ukraine (despite clouding the skies.)
On a personal level I found him disgusting, and as a billionaire I think he’s the sickness at the core of our economy and society. The projects of his companies were genuinely useful, though.
So yeah, in 2015 he would have been closer to the bottom of my list of most evil billionaires, whereas now he’s way at the top.
Yep same. For the longest time, honestly too long, he was cool and smart in my eyes. I have always loved space travel and craved a high tech, sustainable future. Not anymore. He killed much of that for me.
Exactly, did anyone here think non-fictional billionaires could ever be cool? After developing critical thinking skills that is.
I always hated him. Peak hate was when he sent a car in space, supported Trump and did the Nazi salutes.
My claim to fame is that I disliked the guy from the very first time I saw him.
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