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Elon Fucking Musk [View all] Stinky The Clown Dec 2021 OP
I guess Hitler got that award too. Tomconroy Dec 2021 #1
You seriously compare him to hitler??? Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #50
IMO it is about how the person who gets the award treestar Dec 2021 #54
I think TomConroy was more or less referencing Time's criteria for selecting "Person of the Year" ARPad95 Dec 2021 #59
Hitler and musk don't have a ton of things in common ColinC Dec 2021 #121
The only reason to despise Musk is because he's rich... brooklynite Dec 2021 #2
Musk personally can be an ass Miguelito Loveless Dec 2021 #24
Yes he's inspired me to name my next child 48656c6c6f20 Dec 2021 #29
He's hired talented engineers to develop technology that he can take credit for tenderfoot Dec 2021 #36
Why don't you do the same? Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #56
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
I am not as intelligent as him. Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #58
He and many others I'm sure tenderfoot Dec 2021 #61
So his dad decided to create spacex?? Really? USALiberal Dec 2021 #66
That story is pure BS, nice try! Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #68
He's the Donald Trump of science tenderfoot Dec 2021 #74
+1000 USALiberal Dec 2021 #55
Actually, he generally seems like he's kind of a Bettie Dec 2021 #67
He doesn't pay taxes on his stocks unless he sells Polybius Dec 2021 #76
Wrong. W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #73
Musk teams Up with Boebert on this.. Cha Dec 2021 #100
Mahalo Cha for this reminder. oasis Dec 2021 #118
You're Welcome, Cha Dec 2021 #122
When wasn't he rich? tenderfoot Dec 2021 #75
Dude's a union-buster, but okay. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #81
It's just the classic "hate the guy who is smarter and richer" fescuerescue Dec 2021 #85
LOL tenderfoot Dec 2021 #108
I missed it where Trump built an electric car fescuerescue Dec 2021 #113
Oh come now. We're just jealous of his wealth. Much like being jealous of the DeVos family. tenderfoot Dec 2021 #123
That's not true Dorian Gray Dec 2021 #90
No reason to give a shit about a PR push. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #3
TFA!?! 2naSalit Dec 2021 #4
+1. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #5
Does Time magazine snowybirdie Dec 2021 #6
The guy creeps me out. Always has. boston bean Dec 2021 #7
Musk is obnoxious. But the award isn't a personality contest. PTWB Dec 2021 #8
Starlink cancels out all the other stuff that was good. 2naSalit Dec 2021 #11
Starlink is an incredible achievement. PTWB Dec 2021 #18
1000000+ FlyingPiggy Dec 2021 #19
I disagree. ...nt 2naSalit Dec 2021 #20
For what reason? PTWB Dec 2021 #21
It'll ruin stargazing. Lars39 Dec 2021 #28
First world problems, I guess. PTWB Dec 2021 #30
The night sky is the ultimate commons. Lars39 Dec 2021 #35
Screwing up the sky sounds a little dramatic. PTWB Dec 2021 #38
40,000 that are brighter than the stars Lars39 Dec 2021 #39
What way? PTWB Dec 2021 #40
For people to have internet without messing up the sky Lars39 Dec 2021 #41
I wouldn't say it's messed up. PTWB Dec 2021 #42
Don't know, but permanently screwing up the night sky is wrong. Lars39 Dec 2021 #43
I don't agree that it's screwed up and it's certainly not permanent. PTWB Dec 2021 #44
You must live in a place where you never see the night sky Lars39 Dec 2021 #45
You must live in a place where permanent has a different definition. PTWB Dec 2021 #47
So if it's not permanent, 2naSalit Dec 2021 #60
What do you mean? PTWB Dec 2021 #62
And the mission statement? 2naSalit Dec 2021 #64
Are you that unfamiliar with the project? PTWB Dec 2021 #69
Once again... 2naSalit Dec 2021 #72
No it does not! Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #52
Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #51
My SIL got his Starlink. He paid 500 for the equipment 8 months ago and finally came up on Autumn Dec 2021 #46
It's all about the economy of scale. PTWB Dec 2021 #48
Not a bad cost considering manicdem Dec 2021 #91
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
Why can't he access it on a laptop from your house? PTWB Dec 2021 #99
He cant connect to his Starlink in our house. He can connect to it outside Autumn Dec 2021 #104
There are a number of solutions. PTWB Dec 2021 #105
All those are horrible. hunter Dec 2021 #78
LOL PTWB Dec 2021 #79
The world would be a better place without any of that crap. hunter Dec 2021 #82
Sounds like you have quite the chip. PTWB Dec 2021 #83
And I'll leave you to yours. hunter Dec 2021 #88
Thanks. Reality is pretty nice. PTWB Dec 2021 #89
"Instead of PayPal we might have a Post Office Bank" EX500rider Dec 2021 #102
"we might have attractive pedestrian friendly cities" EX500rider Dec 2021 #119
He made evs a reality Calculating Dec 2021 #80
Automobile culture is not sustainable. hunter Dec 2021 #87
Sounds like we need fewer people then Calculating Dec 2021 #96
I say larwdem Dec 2021 #9
+100000000000! 2naSalit Dec 2021 #22
Jealous?? Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #53
Today, the Patriotic Millionaires blasted Elon Musk for his remarks opposing the Billionaires Income BeckyDem Dec 2021 #10
+1 dalton99a Dec 2021 #26
Can you believe anyone wanting to award this guy? He tweeted this to Senator Wyden at the time. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #31
No kidding dalton99a Dec 2021 #34
Better choice IMO irisblue Dec 2021 #12
I approve! AngryOldDem Dec 2021 #14
+1 2naSalit Dec 2021 #23
Excellent! 2naSalit Dec 2021 #13
Really do not care either way. I never had much anti Musk feelings ever. Celerity Dec 2021 #15
Tesla is okay PayPal is convenient. Elon musk is an asshole Stinky The Clown Dec 2021 #16
Doesn't matter much to me. It does to some. To each their own. Celerity Dec 2021 #17
He made EVs cool and proved a company could make money making Miguelito Loveless Dec 2021 #27
Why not give it to his workers. The non-unionized ones that make him look so good Johonny Dec 2021 #25
He pays pretty good I'd say EX500rider Dec 2021 #103
Well, I guess I am an outlier. Elon is on the spectrum, so I understand his personality and like him cayugafalls Dec 2021 #32
I'm "on the spectrum" and plenty of people think I'm an arrogant asshole. hunter Dec 2021 #109
Thank you for your reply. cayugafalls Dec 2021 #111
is puzzling but he has accomplished quite a bit samnsara Dec 2021 #33
meh. countless morons from history have made the cover. Javaman Dec 2021 #37
Musk is a power hungry pretentious dork radius777 Dec 2021 #49
who still pays attention to TIME? bigtree Dec 2021 #63
Meh Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2021 #65
Elon Stavro Blofeld roamer65 Dec 2021 #70
He is a visionary and an asshole. I can see why Time picked him Takket Dec 2021 #71
Elon Musk's @TIME debut is a good time to remind you that he illegally threatened BeckyDem Dec 2021 #77
Only 43? fescuerescue Dec 2021 #86
uh huh BeckyDem Dec 2021 #101
A union isn't going to save us from drowning when the glaciers melt. fescuerescue Dec 2021 #114
Neither are oligarchs like Musk radius777 Dec 2021 #115
Well let's lock up Musk and crush all the electric cars then! fescuerescue Dec 2021 #125
lol BeckyDem Dec 2021 #117
I don't understand the hate on this man in some quarters fescuerescue Dec 2021 #84
bowel musk... myohmy2 Dec 2021 #107
Well deserved! Zeitghost Dec 2021 #92
A thread to remind us how many assholes there are on DU -- Musk defenders Blecht Dec 2021 #94
Agree obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2021 #95
LOL PTWB Dec 2021 #98
There are also some clueless folks radius777 Dec 2021 #116
"He and the 1938 recipient are in the same class." lol EX500rider Dec 2021 #120
I see the Musk fanbois are out in force. Coventina Dec 2021 #97
Does he have to give the award back jcgoldie Dec 2021 #106
stop giving time the power cadoman Dec 2021 #110
That would be fun iemanja Dec 2021 #124
TFG didn't pay taxes and he was rightfully 48656c6c6f20 Dec 2021 #112
TPY is about influence, not righteousness or any Ilsa Dec 2021 #126
Slow year! Mr. Sparkle Dec 2021 #127
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