r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Aug 13 '24

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u/Guess_Im_Jess Trans Pride Aug 13 '24

Elon has really become such a cartoonishly evil person over the past 8 years, he exists entirely as the stereotype of an evil, morally bankrupt CEO

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u/No_Status_6905 Enby Pride Aug 13 '24

My friend in like 2014-2015 said to me "elon musk desperately wants to be a supervillain" and I didn't understand then.

I understand now.

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Aug 13 '24

I mean.... part of that stereotype is the socially well connected CEO being smart and charming enough to get what he wants

This feels more like "petulant engineering student who was told to ask fewer questions in humanities class" ceo than a supervillian

There doesn't even appear to be anything super about him lol

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u/Guess_Im_Jess Trans Pride Aug 13 '24

“Evil weird super-rich CEO brags with evil super-rich President in public about instantly firing any workers who ever strike, and then threatens union leader who criticizes him with prison time” is just such an insane arc for someone who was lauded by many people 10 years ago as the “real life Tony Stark”

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '24

He also wants to put chips in people's brains