Elon Musk: Officially a fraud and piece of shit. Official or unofficial war criminal?

Sawbonz · May 25

9 hours ago, Stanley said:

You hate him because he doesn't agree with you politically. There's nothing else to it than that.

I hate him because he allows self avowed nazis free rein on his platform. There’s nothing else to that

Ted Lange · May 25

Hank Kingsley · May 25

Brisketexan · May 25

See?!?! BRAIN GENIUS! 10 is just 10 divided by 2, then multiplied by 2!

tx 3 putt · May 25

He’s a fucking douche

Captain Ron · May 25

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

He’s a fucking douche

That’s insulting to douches.

Captain Ron · May 25

39 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Take away the stupid x/y * y = x his underlying “logic” of changing capita is also really dumb. He just described mechanization, something humanity discovered 100 years ago. Using that as a need for humanoid robots is stupid. We discovered long ago that specialization in robotics trumps the human shape to fit what we have.

TheStoicPaisano · May 25

35 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

See?!?! BRAIN GENIUS! 10 is just 10 divided by 2, then multiplied by 2!

Does Elmo even know PEMDAS?

NoName · May 25

20 hours ago, Stanley said:

You hate him because he doesn't agree with you politically. There's nothing else to it than that.

Chooky · May 25

I fear that all of Elon's motivation might be to exterminate the life of everyone who has seen that picture of him and then start over.

956 Worldwide · May 25

22 hours ago, F250 said:

Elon's mental health is mush. He needs someone like Bill Burr to follow him around and mock him for the stupid shit he says and does. He needs his ass kicked too. Everyone needs others to anchor them to reality.

Mark Zuckerberg became a lot less insufferable when he took up BJJ seriously, there is nothing more grounding that dealing with the real world problem of “my ass is getting kicked, how do I solve it.” And it makes you less needy of trying to show off your abilities in other fields, you can be collaborative and normal and admit that other people can be right or better than you.

956 Worldwide · May 25

Now I’ve seen two of the Cybertrucks on the road and they look absolutely absurd. Waiting to see one parked to look at the panel gaps. One I saw was in the rain and had the discoloration.

mdmost · May 25

Francisco 2.0 · May 25

956 Worldwide · May 25

21 hours ago, Stanley said:

You hate him because he doesn't agree with you politically. There's nothing else to it than that.

‘Member when his political views were difficult to define? I ‘member.

Post Oak · May 25

22 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

Perfect

Captain Ron · May 25

22 hours ago, Stanley said:

You hate him because he doesn't agree with you politically. There's nothing else to it than that.

Oh we're back to this one I see. The lazy argument. No, we have 380+ pages of people saying why they hate him, many long before he had his heel turn. The bulk of us hate him because he is a jackass that shows his ass way to damn often.

21 hours ago, BeardIP said:

But also, people mad at and/or disdainful of Elon Musk aren't wrong. But to claim he's stupid seems...well, stupid. He might not be the smartest guy or even half as smart as he thinks he is, but he's not the average room temperature intelligence and IQ that walk our streets despite Brisket's claims.

The guy is running his mouth espousing really stupid things. We aren't just claiming he is stupid, we are posting the things he says as perfect exhibits of his stupidity.

Etc.

21 hours ago, BeardIP said:

He's a little smart about some things-- the things that he's historically worked on and made him money-- and he bloviates opinions on most everything else.

So he's you (and me, and everyone else on this website), just with billions of dollars. Which I guess is why we get to punch up at him and call him stupid and we have the luxury of being poor nobodies that makes us think we are pretty nifty and clever in an "I could do that" kind of way.

Imagine if you ever got famous or rich and become a somebody and people went through your tweets or posts here. Based on those (e.g. opinions and reactions and emotions about most things you are so amatuer in that nobody would think to pay you in those realms) think you were one of the biggest idiots in the world. "Probably a good or decent lawyer though, but man, what a dummy!" they'd say.

You know, let's really break this down

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He's a little smart about some things-- the things that he's historically worked on and made him money-- and he bloviates opinions on most everything else.

I really question that he is smart about some things. He's a good and shrewd businessman, but I would also chalk that up to being lucky as well.

First off he had a leg up with money to get started, that counts for a lot and we shouldn't undersell that.

Second, he's got super lucky in business. He made X which got beaten by PayPal but offered something and was acquired. He was also forced out of PayPal.

He then invested in Tesla. Forced out their founders, but he has made them into a monster company. He did need a lot of subsidies but he built something there.

He also made SpaceX.

I would argue he doesn't know cars all that well. I think he assembled a team that did a great job.

Same with rockets, he doesn't know them well, he just opened his wallet and hired a ton of people that do,

And revisiting businessman - how good/smart is he? His current run is not very good. He overpaid for twitter. He's forced through a product at Tesla that has put enormous strain on the company. He has fired people across all of his companies so haphazardly he actually later found he had to rehire people because he cut too deep. He's letting a headstart that Tesla had evaporate and is risking being passed in just about all markets (China - done, Europe and the US ... ?).

So ... yeah, is he smart? Or is he lucky and his luck has run out?

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So he's you (and me, and everyone else on this website), just with billions of dollars. Which I guess is why we get to punch up at him and call him stupid and we have the luxury of being poor nobodies that makes us think we are pretty nifty and clever in an "I could do that" kind of way.

Again, we've given pages and page of why we don't like him. It's not because he's an everyman with $Billions. You don't have to guess at any of this. Go back and read.

And finally

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Imagine if you ever got famous or rich and become a somebody and people went through your tweets or posts here. Based on those (e.g. opinions and reactions and emotions about most things you are so amatuer in that nobody would think to pay you in those realms) think you were one of the biggest idiots in the world. "Probably a good or decent lawyer though, but man, what a dummy!" they'd say.

Ok, let's play this one out, because it's not really hard.

People would look at my post here, etc. They wouldn't find anyone running really dumb conspiracy theories or just general stupidity like Elon is. If they go back far enough, they would see some really dumb things that I very much would attribute to youthful stupidity. They would not see that trend continue or pick back up in the present. I could easily say (because it's true) I was stupid when I was young, I learned and I got some wisdom of age, I matured. That person was me, but I know better now.

And I certainly would not be running my mouth blasting out stupid things like Elon does day in day out. I would understand that Uncle Ben was right, with great power (wealth, reach, sway, etc), comes great responsibility. And I would be very measured in what I do online.

So

NOPE. None of this would happen. I would be more like every other rich businessman you don't hear about. People wouldn't be questioning my leadership or my intellect. They might say "he is or isn't doing a good job" But I would not be on display the way that Elon has put himself.

Genco · May 25

3 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Mark Zuckerberg became a lot less insufferable when he took up BJJ seriously, there is nothing more grounding that dealing with the real world problem of “my ass is getting kicked, how do I solve it.” And it makes you less needy of trying to show off your abilities in other fields, you can be collaborative and normal and admit that other people can be right or better than you.

Is there something about BJJ that grounds someone better than judo or no rules street fighting?

BrickHorn · May 25

5 minutes ago, Genco said:

From 1975 to 1980, Elon Musk fought 329 matches. He retired undefeated as the World Heavy Weight Full Contact Kumite Champion.

956 Worldwide · May 25

25 minutes ago, Genco said:

Is there something about BJJ that grounds someone better than judo or no rules street fighting?

lol, how did I miss this. The number one tell that the badass you’re talking too is full of shit is a mention of “no rules” or “street fighting.”

Brisketexan · May 25

lol, how did I miss this. The number one tell that the badass you’re talking too is full of shit is a mention of “no rules” or “street fighting.”

“PhD from the school of hard knocks!”

956 Worldwide · May 25

5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

“PhD from the school of hard knocks!”

Being a no-rules street fighter is the having a girlfriend in Canada or combat sports and martial arts. Maybe you’re the one badass who enters the secret tournament of human cockfighting sponsored by Arab princes and Russian mafia. Some people DO have a girlfriend in Canada.

“Sure, you trained in getting bitten and kicked in the balls and having your eyes gouged bro.”

Ted Lange · May 25

1 hour ago, Genco said:

Is there something about BJJ that grounds someone better than judo or no rules street fighting?

His training was the origin of this gif

Doc Sam Beckett · May 25

1 hour ago, 956 Worldwide said:

lol, how did I miss this. The number one tell that the badass you’re talking too is full of shit is a mention of “no rules” or “street fighting.”

I'm not talking about shoving, either. Full on fisticuffs

atomheartbevo · May 25

12 minutes ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:

I'm not talking about shoving, either. Full on fisticuffs

HenryJames · May 25

NoName · May 25

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

“PhD from the school of hard knocks!”

If he had thought of it he would have put it in there.

You can tell that his AI humor attempts are shitty because if it were any good he would be using it to write jokes.

Dude is rich enough he could literally have a team of comics writing shit for him every day and instead he posts just the most painfully unfunny shit day after day after day. Not even divorced dad joke levels of funny.

He may be the most unfunny human on the planet, which is saying something. One would think that as much as he shit posts he would eventually hit on something hilarious but it's just whiff after whiff after whiff

TheStoicPaisano · May 25

2 hours ago, BrickHorn said:

From 1975 to 1980, Elon Musk fought 329 matches. He retired undefeated as the World Heavy Weight Full Contact Kumite Champion.

HornOnTheBayou · May 25

50 minutes ago, NoName said:

If he had thought of it he would have put it in there.

You can tell that his AI humor attempts are shitty because if it were any good he would be using it to write jokes.

Dude is rich enough he could literally have a team of comics writing shit for him every day and instead he posts just the most painfully unfunny shit day after day after day. Not even divorced dad joke levels of funny.

He may be the most unfunny human on the planet, which is saying something. One would think that as much as he shit posts he would eventually hit on something hilarious but it's just whiff after whiff after whiff

Counterpoint: his meme game is strong.

atomheartbevo · May 26

43 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Counterpoint: his meme reposting game is strong.

Fixed

Chopper · May 26

A new way to hide the embarrassment of driving a Tsla.

Neonmoon · May 26

5 hours ago, Genco said:

Is there something about BJJ that grounds someone better than judo or no rules street fighting?

BearMace · May 26

1 hour ago, Chopper said:

A new way to hide the embarrassment of driving a Tsla.

This is fucking amazing!! 😂😂

Chopper · May 26

Things that are excluded from your cybertruck warranty: Any damage if you've ever driven on an uneven surface. Also, if you've exposed cybertruck to wind, rain or sun (last item).

reddit.com/r/RealTesla/comments/1d0ld6y/tesla_cybertruck_warranty_doesnt_include

atomheartbevo · May 26

14 minutes ago, Chopper said:

Things that are excluded from your cybertruck warranty: Any damage if you've ever driven on an uneven surface. Also, if you've exposed cybertruck to wind, rain or sun (last item).

Post Oak · May 26