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Elon Musk's financial interests put him in a position of having his own personal foreign policy, but new reporting shows that whether it's manufacturing in China or the Starlink network being used in Ukraine, Musk’s decisions can run counter to stated US policy.

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[-] s20@lemmy.ml 71 points 1 year ago

What the hell? Look, man, I hate the guy but he's remarkably consistent: he works for his interests. Even when he does dumbshit things like buy Twitter, the thinks he's operating in his interests.

He's not complicated. He's a self absorbed piece of shit. That's really all you ever need to know about the fucker.

[-] dingus@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 year ago

"Elon desperately wants the world to be saved. But only if he can be the one to save it," Altman added.

From an interview with Sam Altman. It's grandoise narcissism, plain and simple.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

He is the main character.

[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 year ago

But he’s also a contrarian asshole.

[-] dRLY@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Which he is also pretty consistent about. Yet somehow these children's cartoon evil/greedy businessmen are just handed power and trusted by such a shocking amount of people. It is kind of impressive in a "we're fucked" kind of way.

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

He bought Twitter WITH $22B OF SAUDI MONEY. Should tell you everything you need to know about the purchase, the motivation, and why he's "doing so badly" with it.

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