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The Billionaires Thread

Post by pErvinalia » Thu Jan 09, 2025 1:01 am

What are they up to now?
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Post by Brian Peacock » Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:03 pm

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Post by Sean Hayden » Thu Jan 09, 2025 5:33 pm

Let me guess, it’s because they have a lot of money, and people will sacrifice everything—literally—for a chance to latch on to their fat-assed teats?
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Post by Sean Hayden » Fri Jan 10, 2025 1:54 am

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I’m increasingly wary of what amounts to othering the problem of “elites”. They aren’t bolted on, but a fairly bog standard outcrop of humanity and our relationships… imo of course
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Post by pErvinalia » Sat Jan 11, 2025 9:00 pm

Why is Musk meddling in British politics?
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Post by Brian Peacock » Sat Jan 11, 2025 9:46 pm

Because the UK and the EU are researching the development of an alternative to Starlink: Iris². And probably to put pressure on Starmer to water down the online safety bill. It's usually about money in the end isn't it?
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Post by aufbahrung » Sat Jan 11, 2025 10:10 pm

Musk is really into his EDM and when the Mussies attacked the Israeli dance festival he was radicalised by all the rightwing nuts to go hate on that religion and its adherents. And seeing musies form 'uncourteous friendships' with british women, his ancestors, his grandmother...he took it on himself to defend her honour by speaking out as any of us would in such a situation.
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Post by pErvinalia » Sat Jan 11, 2025 10:31 pm

I'm going to go with Brian's explanation.
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Post by JimC » Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:42 am

It's also a statement about his power - "I'm so powerful I can meddle anywhere in the world I want"...
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Post by pErvinalia » Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:57 am

There does seem to be some megalomania about him.
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Post by aufbahrung » Sun Jan 12, 2025 6:51 am

pErvinalia wrote:
Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:57 am
There does seem to be some megalomania about him.
We've all got ego problems. We don't all have the means to work properly through them like Elon does


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Post by Sean Hayden » Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:46 pm

:lol: —no way
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Post by Brian Peacock » Mon Jan 13, 2025 7:47 am

One description of hell is a world where everyone always agrees with you and you instantly get everything you want, no matter how fleeting the desire. Musk lives in that world. We should pity him.
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Post by Svartalf » Mon Jan 13, 2025 2:24 pm

pErvinalia wrote:
Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:57 am
There does seem to be some megalomania about him.
some? it seems his ego is even bigger than trump's
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Re: The Billionaires Thread

Post by Svartalf » Mon Jan 13, 2025 2:26 pm

Brian Peacock wrote:
Mon Jan 13, 2025 7:47 am
One description of hell is a world where everyone always agrees with you and you instantly get everything you want, no matter how fleeting the desire. Musk lives in that world. We should pity him.
fuck pity, I'd sell his soul to have a 3 month vacation in that world... after that I may get tired
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