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In reply to the discussion: Elon Fucking Musk [View all]Miguelito Loveless
(4,465 posts)24. Musk personally can be an ass
but he is not Satan, or Jeff Bezos for that matter. The blind hatred is misplaced. He is dragging car makers kicking and screaming into the 21st Century away from oil-based transportation.
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I think TomConroy was more or less referencing Time's criteria for selecting "Person of the Year"
ARPad95
Dec 2021
#59
He's hired talented engineers to develop technology that he can take credit for
tenderfoot
Dec 2021
#36
My dad didn't own an Emerald mine and the gov won't load me hundreds of millions in tax dollars
tenderfoot
Dec 2021
#57
Oh come now. We're just jealous of his wealth. Much like being jealous of the DeVos family.
tenderfoot
Dec 2021
#123
My SIL got his Starlink. He paid 500 for the equipment 8 months ago and finally came up on
Autumn
Dec 2021
#46
He paid $500 to run starlink in his own house. We live next door to him and he can't access it on a
Autumn
Dec 2021
#93
Today, the Patriotic Millionaires blasted Elon Musk for his remarks opposing the Billionaires Income
BeckyDem
Dec 2021
#10
Can you believe anyone wanting to award this guy? He tweeted this to Senator Wyden at the time.
BeckyDem
Dec 2021
#31
Why not give it to his workers. The non-unionized ones that make him look so good
Johonny
Dec 2021
#25
Well, I guess I am an outlier. Elon is on the spectrum, so I understand his personality and like him
cayugafalls
Dec 2021
#32
Elon Musk's @TIME debut is a good time to remind you that he illegally threatened
BeckyDem
Dec 2021
#77