• KingCapitalist@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Are SpaceX, Starlink, Tesla, PayPal, OpenAI… frauds?

    Do you know well enough to diagnose him a “malignant narcissist” or are you just consuming too much political media that paints him as evil?

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      A company that only exists on government subsidies and it’s spin off, a company he bought and installed himself as “founder” of, a company that his company was acquired by and quickly sunsetted, and a company he’s trying to compete with? Yeah, I’d say he’s a fraud.

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          What kind of literal baby brain logic is this. “You don’t think Elon should have the power he does so therefore he’s allowed to take his ball and go home” lmao.

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            What do you mean by fraudulent? That the company is a scam, or he shouldn’t have power? I don’t think you know what “fraud” means.

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              No dude, you don’t know what “fraud” means. Calling someone a fraud does not mean you’re literally accusing the person of the crime of fraud, even though he almost certainly has done that. It means you’re saying they lied and cheated to get where they are, which every rational person can now tell he did. SpaceX having a successful launch isn’t a fraud, Elon taking any credit for it is.

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                Hmm so the CEO who runs the company, is involved in every hiring decision, who directs his own organization, who’s been building SpaceX up from the ground since 2002, who works 12+ hours a day and weekends… is a fraud.

                You’re right, I don’t know what “fraud” means anymore

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                  You’re a follower, and lack the necessary critical thinking skills to understand that you’re just a tool for a very sick man.

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      You forgot the hyperloop Tesla tunnel, the boring company, and probably a few other failed business ventures. Yes he is a narcissist and you’re his ‘yes’ man. Observe his behavior. I dare you to defend his lack of empathy.