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The scariest thing here - and the conversation no-one really seems to be having - isn't Musk's weirdness around his children or his going off the deep end as far as conspiracy theories and assorted nonsense. For all that's... pretty bad, it's only a thing we're aware of because he's one of the richest men in the world.
The scariest thing is that despite purchasing Twitter for a little over double what it was worth at the time and running it as hard into the ground as he can - if he is trying to ruin it, he's doing a pretty good job - and making gaffe after gaffe at Tesla and whatnot... he doesn't seem to be getting any poorer.
If Capitalism was the meritocracy its proponents would have us believe it is, then failing as often for as long as he has should've resulted in some consequences for him, for making poor financial decisions at length over a large amount of time. Not only has this not happened, but Musk has grown wealthier and his reach greater.
Wealth is an insulator from the real, but the degree to which his mistakes do not seem to be catching up to him is... rather terrifying.
The scariest thing is that despite purchasing Twitter for a little over double what it was worth at the time and running it as hard into the ground as he can - if he is trying to ruin it, he's doing a pretty good job - and making gaffe after gaffe at Tesla and whatnot... he doesn't seem to be getting any poorer.
If Capitalism was the meritocracy its proponents would have us believe it is, then failing as often for as long as he has should've resulted in some consequences for him, for making poor financial decisions at length over a large amount of time. Not only has this not happened, but Musk has grown wealthier and his reach greater.
Wealth is an insulator from the real, but the degree to which his mistakes do not seem to be catching up to him is... rather terrifying.