Is Elon Musk as dumb as Herschel Walker?

[Cyrano]

Musk's grammar is better and he's worn the mask of a "brilliant entrepreneur." Now that the mask has slipped, we see that Musk is stupid and clueless. Is he as dumb as Herschel Walker? I think it's a tie.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Musk is smart but unwise by being rather clueless. Walker is stupid, unwise, and totally clueless.n

[Zambero]

2. He's working on it

Musk is about ready to pull even, and perhaps even surpass Herschel in dumb-shitness at some point in the very near future.

[ananda]

16. Yeah, looks like he's practicing hard to be the most stupid.

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[Arthur_Frain]

3. Really don't think that's possible.

Maybe just as impetuous and undisciplined, but I’ll lay dollars to donuts that Walker and all the times he got slammed in football have done serious damage to his cognitive process. You can hear it.

[Jade Fox]

13. 📤📤

[rubbersole]

4. Elon probably isn't a rich white man's puppet.

The "erection is about the people" photo with Cruz and Lindsey flanking and nodding while Herschel struggled to say something was incredibly telling.

[Trenzalore]

5. It is possible to be intelligent and stupid at the same time

Musk has intelligence, he also has arrogance. His arrogance is causing him to make some rather foolish statements and business moves.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. I differentiate it as smartness (cleverness) and wisdom

tRump is clever about media and other people's money, but totally unwise by being unempathic. Blinded by narcissism.

Musk is clever about finance and other people's ingenuity, but very unwise by his arrogance you point to. Blinded by self-admiration.

Walker is talented physically, but not smart about anything, and clueless but may have a little more empathy than the other two. Certainly not enough intelligence to even aspire to some wisdom, let alone attain some.


Wisdom requires intelligence, but no less importantly empathy and a small well-managed ego.

[paleotn]

12. Exactly. He's a child.

An intelligent child, but a child nonetheless.

[Midnight Writer]

19. There is all kinds of stupid and there is all kinds of smart.

[Trenzalore]

21. After doing something incredibly stupid in my younger days

A psychologist recommended a book entitled Why Do Smart People Do Dumb Things. It was 20 years ago so I don't remember that much of the content of the book, just being handed it lol.

[milestogo]

7. I think Elon Musk is very good at some things.

However, people who excel at some things often make the mistake of thinking they are experts on everything. Socially and morally he is clueless. He's a terrible businessman. His engineering expertise ranges from rocket science, construction, tunneling, physics, and artificial intelligence to solar power and energy. He should stick to that and STFU about everything else.

[JuJuChen]

8. this is a dumb post, really?

[SharonClark]

18. Why, yes, it is that dumb.

[Celerity]

9. Ridiculous.

[FlyingPiggy]

10. He's not stupid. He's arrogant and surrounds himself w sycophants.

I suppose it could be argued that surrounding himself w sycophants is stupid too. But I don’t think he is innately stupid. I think that is his ego run amuck. He knows every part of sending a rocket to space. Just too bad he is listening to RW bullshit and buying in to it.

[paleotn]

11. Musk is more a self centered fool....

He's a 12 year old in mom's basement saying.."wouldn't it be cool if..(insert idea that's unworkable or not possible in this physical universe)"

Walker is just garden variety dumb. I don't think he's even capable of dreaming up ideas that are foolish, unworkable or not possible in this physical universe.

[Thrill]

14. He should just stay out of politics

In fact, the majority of people that buy Tesla’s are liberals. Not Republicans who are climate change deniers

[Beachnutt]

15. Somebody ask Herschel to use the word "Dictate"

in a sentence...

[Midnight Writer]

20. Stop it.

[Beachnutt]

23. Should I delete that ?

[Hortensis]

17. Imo, a more serious question would be, is WALKER as dumb as Walker?

He's owned and run a number of businesses over the decades. How many know that? He's been selling his lucrative "Herschel Walker, celebrity football star" personal for a lot longer than he played ball.

[nevergiveup]

22. Elon probably has a higher IQ than Walker but

when it comes to common sense they are equal.