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[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 52 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I miss not knowing who the world's richest person is.

This timeline sucks, but it could get really funny.

[-] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 36 points 7 months ago

I think it's very important to know your enemies

[-] cosecantphi@hexbear.net 31 points 7 months ago

More or less agree, but the Musk persona is getting so disproportionately well known compared to other billionaires that he's gonna start redirecting a lot of people to hate him personally rather than his entire class.

[-] Des@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

doubled edged sword. his sheer stumbling brute-force not subtle way of doing things is also tearing and setting fire to the curtain that used to conceal the true power behind liberal democracy

so yeah you'll have plenty of ideological libs looking at musk as a problem to be solved to save capitalism. but other, less ideologically committed and politically unactivated may see him as part of the ecosystem of deny-defend-depose

those are the people we need to pay attention to and be there to educate

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 12 points 7 months ago

That's true, but sometimes, I crave not having this specific billionaire in the news every day.

It's kinda nice though that he won't be believably mythologized like Edison, or even Steve Jobs at this rate.

[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 30 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I miss not knowing who the world's richest person is.

You probably don't. It's very likely King Charles, or somebody in the Saud family. Or one many hereditary banking families that have spanned centuries. Their exemption from public disclosure laws serves many purposes—obfuscating their obscene wealth is one of them.

[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 14 points 7 months ago

You're right. It's just really annoying that they're flexing on us at this point. I think I'll read theory tonight.

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