OK, am I the only one here who doesn't give a damn what

[Thtwudbeme]

Elon Musk thinks, says, or tweets? "Supports him?" WTF does that even mean? I don't own, nor have the money to buy a Tesla. I drive a 14 year old Subaru that runs great and has 100,000 miles on it. How does one "support" Elon Musk? He's going to vote "Republican?" Hey- so what? His vote means as much as mine does in the long run.

Am I the only one that sees the value of increasing social programs such as student loan forgiveness, and shoring up our existing programs?

This country is in crisis mode- and DUers are arguing about some weird billionaire they are never even going to meet?

[elleng]

1. Nope, I'm with you.

[blueinredohio]

27. Me too!

[NCDem47]

33. Trump. Allllllllll over again.

All sides obsessing what the world's richest man thinks, says or does.

[XanaDUer2]

2. My so is not to mention Musk to me

House rule

[Thtwudbeme]

6. He's just a billionaire uneducated twat

that produced a somewhat newish car.

So did John Delorean. At least his was in a movie.

[USALiberal]

9. Don't forget SpaceX, and NASA hiring him

[Glorfindel]

3. You are not the only one.

Not by a long shot, I suspect.

[Irish_Dem]

4. The evil American oligarchs like Musk are a big part of the current crisis.

They are actively destroying our democracy.

[Thtwudbeme]

7. Yeah. Study history- those fucks have been doing that since the late 1870's

Jesus.

[LenaBaby61]

18. He's not an American ...

He's a rich ass from Pretoria South Africa who grew up rich and privileged cushy life during Apartheid. Black South Africans worked in his parents gem mines for next to nothing.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[LoisB]

5. Definitely not.

[Elessar Zappa]

8. I don't give a fuck about him.

He’s just another greedy asshole, of which there are far too many in this country.

[dchill]

10. Elon Musk is one guy who equals Trump in self-concern.

NOTHING is sacred.

[Ferrets are Cool]

11. I don't give a damn either, BUT his vote is worth more than one.

Have you forgotten we live in a country where there are minions who vote the same as someone they admire or who has "exposure"? And why do you care what DUers are arguing about? It's easy to skip a post.

[Thtwudbeme]

12. I have cared for two decades. I see you joined in 2017

I have "skipped" more posts than you'll ever read.

Fuck- I MARRIED a guy I met on DU.

I hope that helps.

[Ferrets are Cool]

49. You think that gives your words more weight than mine?

I've been here since Bush was first fucking over America. I was a part of the purge here. Not that it matters. Not sure what your post was for other than to brag about how many post you've skipped.

[BlackSkimmer]

14. "Minions"?

Seriously?

I hope you meant millions.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

19. I thought minions was perfect ...

What am I missing?

Has this word become 'offensive' or something?

[BlackSkimmer]

25. Ok.

“follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.”

Guess I just kind of thought we weren’t the type round here to refer to anyone as “servile” or “unimportant”.

Ah well.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

28. You could knock me down with a feather right now

OK, who are you, and what have you done with my friend BlackSkimmer?

Minions is a perfect description for 'someone who'd vote some way just cause they idolize some jerk billionaire and they want to vote just like him'.

Like, literally perfect.

I'm blown away RN.

[Ferrets are Cool]

50. Thank you

[BlackSkimmer]

13. I've learned that tfg, Cawthorn, Hannity, and Musk live rent free in some people's heads here.

It’s perplexing.

[Thtwudbeme]

16. Well, I do have to admit that I pay attention to that Madison Cawthorn jerk

But I live three hours from the little shit and his parents. I have my own opinions on what I think is wrong with him- but suffice to say I think he's a little fuckwit that is going to implode- and soon.

[BlackSkimmer]

17. My sister lives in that area.

But he’s history. Screw him.

I do agree with you that he’s going to implode.

People here who think he’s going to be some kind of rw hero…nah, I don’t see it.

[634-5789]

23. YEP!

[LenaBaby61]

15. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[Fullduplexxx]

20. Not me

[Sympthsical]

21. The man is a very successful troll

He clearly gets a kick out of it.

"I will get people freaking out with outrage. Watch." *says outrageous thing*

"We are outraged!"

"Told you."

A billionaire trolls Twitter because he thinks it's funny. He clearly has the best of times with it.

And people keep obliging him.

Like, the guy is actively standing there blatantly telling them he's toying with them for his own personal entertainment, and people keep giving it to him.

At this point, who's zooming who?

I do think it's all kind of hilarious though. I don't care what Elon Musk thinks about anything. But funny is funny. Fair play. The man could power a small city with the twitterstorms he sets off. Mining bitcoin uses less heat.

[BlackSkimmer]

26. Very well stated.

And people fall for it every time.

[634-5789]

22. Melon Husk is a egomaniacal jerk.

[Vinca]

24. If Musk would vow to not take any government subsidies for any of his hobbies . . . er, ventures

. . . I might agree, but I can't help but thinking my tax dollars are probably landing in his billionaire pocket.

[JustAnotherGen]

30. He took Tesla to the next level

with a $465M loan. He's not the boot straps guy folks think he is.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. He's an attention whore

And its been an open secret in big tech that this 'founder' in particular has some drug habits that make him erratic.

My founder? Calm and cool and strong decisions maker.

I would never work for Tesla, Meta, or Google - and I've been recruited.

[Kaleva]

31. Climate change is going to turn civilization on its head

but people would rather talk about student loan forgiveness which will do nothing in helping people survive the coming calamity.

[Iggo]

32. I'll go you 8 billion better: I don't care what anyone tweets, ever.

[Thtwudbeme]

52. I tried following twitter

But didn't like it....so yeah. Same

[betsuni]

34. Agree.

Don't know enough about him to hate him, not interested in demonizing billionaire weirdos. The black-or-white thinking of either you hate someone or are a "fan" "supporter" "cheerleader" is childish, in my opinion.

[SergeStorms]

35. Elon Musk equals Lone Skum

You have my answer and I'm sticking to it.

[C Moon]

36. That jackass never voted for a Democrat in his entire life--NEVER even considered it (I believe).

These republicans seem to think people can't read right through them and their lies. I'm sure there's a term for it, and I've known many people like them—I think most people are terrible liars. Musk is one of them.

[smirkymonkey]

37. Nope.

I'm with you. He annoys me, like a gnat annoys me. I don't consider him any more that I would some tiny, irritating insect.

[NQAS]

38. Thanks.

Agree 110%.

[Six117]

39. Absolutely could not care less.

Like at all.

[doc03]

40. Republicans would like to eliminate electric cars. nt

[pnwmom]

41. You should give a damn that someone with $267 BILLION is throwing his financial weight around.

He's been able to avoid significant taxes because of the giant loopholes for people like him, and he's going to do everything he can to make sure he continues to.

I don't know why that wouldn't be a serious concern for everyone here.

[deurbano]

53. He has enough money to pose a huge threat to democracy.

Way more money than Murdoch, and look at what Murdoch has achieved.

[BlueJac]

42. Hey, he is an ass!

[Mr. Evil]

43. His complexion grosses me out.

He has that pasty look, sort of like Ted Cruz. They always look greasy and sweaty. Not like TFG with his pumpkin paint. That's gross too but, in a different way.

He's just another self-absorbed billionaire that thinks his every utterance is news of the world worthy. If anyone in his position can't do anything positive with their good fortune then, fuck them.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

44. I'm disappointed in Musk.

His ego is likely to blame for turning away from his promises to combat climate change. He's throwing away a lot of credibility.

"He has called global warming “the biggest threat that humanity faces this century” and often dismisses critics as being effectively captured by the fossil-fuel industry."
https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/elon-musks-twitter-deal-sullies-his-climate-cred-2022-04-27/#:~:text=He%20has%20called%20global%20warming,by%20the%20fossil%2Dfuel%20industry.

[mahina]

45. You and me and a pile of us

[Texasgal]

46. You are not alone!

I Don't give a rat's ass about him!

[FakeNoose]

47. I've already trashed all threads with "E.... M...." in the title

... so I'm way ahead of you, my friend.

[Dukkha]

48. Anothrer self-absorbed narcissist

And in the world of science and tech he is considered an intellectual lightweight.
Like Steve Jobs, he pays brilliant engineers to make the designs and then he takes credit for it.

[Meowmee]

51. Well, I give a damn about what he is possibly trying to do so

I guess we need to follow on some level the crap he is spewing out etc.

But I do not read tweets from him or anyone else on twitter unless they happen to be posted here or mentioned on the news.

As far as I am concerned he is crazy, a fascist and some sort of con artist. And I also do not have the money to buy a Tesla and drive an older car than you which I like quite a bit. Even if I had the money I would not buy anything he made for sure, lol.

jfc please do not let him put dumpster back on twitter. I nearly lost my sanity having to listen to that pschyo's non stop crap as much as I tried to avoid it. And we still can't get away from him. It is like invasion of the body snatchers or something.