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Putin’s henchmen helped Musk to acquire Twitter - reports
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I don't think he held these beliefs himself.
Climate change topic - helped to start Tesla and build a business of selling carbon assets.
Ukrainian cause - helped to sell Starlink modules and get gvmnt funds.
Cosmic exploration and colonization topic - promoted his SpaceX in public and also connected him to other famous guys in science and entertainment.
Now his ass is probably in debt after Twitter, his reputation took a nose dive and his Tesla\SpaceX businesses are contested by chinese EVs and their progressing space program. He needs Trump to protect his monopolies in exchange for his money and media support. He doesn't care about Russia\Ukraine but a certain bunch of dumb rats that do and/or act accordingly would help him stay afloat if put into power.
I don't know if either of our observations correct, but I'm on the side of him just seeking profits. I don't know about why he limited the Starlink though. Maybe for the thing I put into the last paragraph and the angle of 'not feeding Ukraine with american taxes' that had some surge around 2022-2023.
Musk was always a libertarian. He just recently seems to have gone full fascists. A huge part of that is probably Thiel.
It probably doesn't help that he's a narcissist on drugs who is above the law.
Libertarians are just conservatives minus the religion who smoke weed.
He's an opportunist. I know most fascist were\are, but I insist that this stupid brat doesn't have any ideology besides money and personal comfort.
He went full fascist when his daughter came out as trans.