Summary

Bill Gates criticized Elon Musk for his support of far-right politicians, including the UK’s Tommy Robinson and Germany’s AfD party, calling it “insane shit” and accusing Musk of destabilizing political systems.

Gates questioned Musk’s focus on divisive politics while managing global businesses like Tesla and SpaceX.

Gates also expressed concern about wealthy individuals influencing foreign elections.

Musk has faced backlash for controversial actions, including a Nazi salute.

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    1 month ago

    I always forget Gates is one of the elite. Then I remember how ruthless and savage he was in the 80s.

    Then I remember.

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    The insane shit is probably Musk’s obsession with trying to impress gamers with his (pretend) gaming skills. Having characters in Diablo 4 or PoE2 being clearly played by other people, while acting like this is his work alone.

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      If he’s so desperate to impress about something as inconsequential as gaming, what kind of lies is he saying about everything else …

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        Like if anyone ever screamed “overcompensating for a small dick”…

        Like we probably don’t have the scientific equipment to actually locate Musk’s cock if it’s size is relative to how much he’s overcompensating.

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    I have to question the judgement of Bill Gates when he calls Musk “super-smart”. Maybe if Musk started out with no money, that would be fair in some sense. I think he was just lucky and unencumbered by ethics or self-doubt.

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      Maybe if Musk started out with no money, that would be fair in some sense.

      Why is this american obsession on weighting the value of men with the money they made? Musk is an idiot regardless of his money or how he made it.

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        I’m not sure what you mean. I’m not American, and I don’t place much value on enormous wealth accumulation. I’m just acknowledging that there is a difference between gaining enormous wealth with a hefty leg up from family wealth versus doing it from scratch, like growing up in poverty for example.

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        Americans equal money with power, the more power you have, the more value, etc. That is basically it.

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      Bill Gates has also been riding an unearned “genius” appellation for decades. He didn’t make DOS. (His charitable work on vaccination is also questionable - iirc there were concerns over intellectual property rights)

      The tide is turning against billionaires, and he’s just recognizing that Musk is making them all look bad.

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    Reminds me of comments made when Colin Powell resigned (ie “…bunch of fucking Crazies!”) [referring to the republican administration atvthe time].

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      Colin Powell was one of the two Republicans I respected. Then he went on TV and lied to the nation to start Iraq 2.

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    It’s not insane at all. It sucks but it’s completely logical. Musk is just protecting his capital as best he can within a global capitalist system.

    It’s like corporate “greedflation” during Covid. Of course they jacked up prices and lied about wholesale costs, thereby wildly inflating profits, because profit motives are what drive our world.

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      It’s not insane at all. It sucks but it’s completely logical. Musk is just protecting his capital as best he can within a global capitalist system.

      No, it’s absolutely insane, and short sighted. You know how much his capital will be in the event of WWIII? We won’t be spending money on overpriced EVs or sending rockets to outer space on scientific missions to study the universe. Assuming he doesn’t get himself assassinated first by people that actually care about democracy. The absolute BEST thing to protect his capital is a strong spending class in the US, which would require the economy to not collapse. You gut social services, there is exactly one logical outcome and it is social unrest followed by either class war or civil war.

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      “A bunch of pretentious old men playing at running the world, but the world left them behind long ago. We are the future!”

      • Incredibly Evil Man
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    He is probably just envious he didn’t get to do it himself. Or that it doesn’t fit his made-up persona.