Politics F' Elon Musk!

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  1. Phatguysrule

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    It's not a fake or aspirational goal. It's just a long term goal. And there are many challenges that will need to be solved in the process.

    As those problems are solved humanity will reap the benefits of those breakthroughs. That has historically resulted in a payback to the economy of something like $7 for every dollar spent.

    There is no shortage of money to solve our problems. Only a shortage of the will to make it happen.

    I was aware of the Blue Origin launch, but thanks for the link and info!
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Launch delayed 30 minutes, maybe more later. These women talk like dumbshits. Here's the strong, silent type. He talks only when he has something to say.

     
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    It looks like a mushroom.
     
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    If anyone can be bothered, could the name of this thread just be changed to "Fuck Elon Musk"?
     
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    Thanks!
     
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    But wouldn't the chips act give money to whoever buys Intel?
     
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    No Chips Act the value/price of Intel goes down. Take away the Chip Act, buy Intel at a discount, introduce new improved Chips Act, stock goes up.... Profit.
     
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    Gotcha. Yep. Exactly the kind of scheme Musk would use.
     
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    That's called selling short. Musk was bitter against short sellers when they made him expand Tesla manufacturing.
     
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    He called one of his teen kids a communist for opposing the existence of rich people. So he wants his kids to grow up not hating him. So he divides his free time by 12, soon to be 25, kids had by several women, and gives them 10 minutes each.

    Lisa Marie Presley lookalike says he holds his kids as a shield from the public. But they'd be a nuisance during company meetings around the long oval table. Solution: Play during public time; their squealing blends in with his worshippers' pig-like squealing. A narcissist isn't self-conscious. The exterior and interior worlds are the same.
     
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    All this masculine energy the right is so enamored of. It's not about men. They want to be eternal teenage boys, macho posturing with no responsibility. Their role model Trump is an 80 something toddler who literally throws food when he doesn't get his way and has never in his life been held responsible for anything.

    Marc Andreesson told conservative columnist Ross Douthat he turned hard right because although he was ultra rich he just wasn't getting admiration.

    Because they at the end of the day still have to wipe shit out of their asses like everyone else.
     
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    The only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.
     
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