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Re: Musk - capcom - 04-26-2022
(04-26-2022, 06:05 AM)Mav link Wrote:By the way, why is there a tendency to put our faith in billionaires to be altruistic?
People did with george soros.
Re: Musk - capcom - 04-26-2022
(04-26-2022, 06:13 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Share price has already climbed and he can claim on that margin loan, plus he funded the cash component from his Tesla shareholdings.
He wont be losing and like Tesla run at a loss and still make money on his shares.
He's a character with more than a few flaws EB. Very much a "watch this space".
Re: Musk - ElwoodBlues1 - 04-26-2022
(04-26-2022, 06:35 AM)capcom link Wrote:He's a character with more than a few flaws EB. Very much a "watch this space".For sure Cap, Does his pressers after smoking a joint sometimes and is another weirdo.
Got some crazy ideas about living on Mars too...
Re: Musk - Mav - 04-26-2022
(04-26-2022, 06:31 AM)capcom link Wrote:People did with george soros.Did they? He has certainly donated a lot of money as has Bill Gates but that's pretty much behind the scenes. He doesn't market himself as a saviour and visionary who'll create a better world for everybody. Apart from the right-wing media trying to make him into the head of a globalist conspiracy (i.e. the Jews conspiring to take control of everything and everybody), I've hardly ever seen his name in the media. If only Trump and Musk could remain behind the scenes like that.
More importantly, I've never heard a serious suggestion that his philanthropic activities have been part of a strategy to enrich himself.
Re: Musk - capcom - 04-26-2022
(04-26-2022, 06:43 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:For sure Cap, Does his pressers after smoking a joint sometimes and is another weirdo.
Got some crazy ideas about living on Mars too...
"Spirit", "Opportunity" and the "Perseverance" rovers have shown us nothing of any interest or worthy of pursuit. No amount of money justifies "flags and footprints" unless the destination is just days away (i.e. the moon). We can but dream
Re: Musk - shawny - 04-26-2022
Great news. The woke society is finally getting some resistance. Yippy.
Re: Musk - northernblue - 04-26-2022
I’m not on twitter and never will be as long as the owner is a guy who thinks labeling people “pedo guy” is free speech.
Re: Musk - Mav - 04-27-2022
It's hard to think of better evidence that Musk is a narcissist than that episode. Remember, what sparked him off was that he wanted the rescuers trying to save the boys trapped in a Thai cave to use his rescue submarine to do the job. That would have made him a global superhero. Sadly for him, the rescuers said they had it covered, and they did.
You would have thought if his main purpose was to save the kids, he would have been ecstatic that they were rescued even if he wasn't involved in the rescue. He should have showered the rescuers with praise and perhaps offered them a nice reward.
Instead, he wanted to take down those rescuers, and what better way to do it than insinuate they were paedophiles. Pathetic, really ...
The skills of psychopaths and malignant narcissists can be harnessed to work for the public good. For instance, psychologists frequently point out that companies can use the skills of psychopaths in management and various professions seem to play to their strengths. But when they have the financial power to override any attempt to restrain them, any public good will be a lucky byproduct of satisfying their own needs.
Quick tip ... if anybody says "Only I can fix it!", run away as fast as you can. That sort of grandiosity is a red flag.
Re: Musk - capcom - 04-27-2022
(04-27-2022, 03:15 AM)Mav link Wrote:It's hard to think of better evidence that Musk is a narcissist than that episode. Remember, what sparked him off was that he wanted the rescuers trying to save the boys trapped in a Thai cave to use his rescue submarine to do the job. That would have made him a global superhero. Sadly for him, the rescuers said they had it covered, and they did.
It was proven after the event that Musk's "mini subs" could never have navigated the course. As I said, the man has many flaws. For example, building an EV without a spare. Dumb, even if you were stupid enough to invest in one
Re: Musk - LP - 04-27-2022
(04-27-2022, 04:14 AM)capcom date Wrote:It was proven after the event that Musk's "mini subs" could never have navigated the course. As I said, the man has many flaws. For example, building an EV without a spare. Dumb, even if you were stupid enough to invest in oneYes, at least in the case of normal inflated tyres, but I do think they use run flats.
What will happen though when the new airless tyres like the Michelin UPTIS become more mainstream?