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[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 195 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think he wants it removed because of the effect on Tesla. He’d prefer if he could do things without consequences for his actions.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 32 points 1 week ago

I assume it sucks feeling consequenses for the first time in his life. I hope he feels some more consequenses.

[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 152 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 147 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

There’s nothing wrong with sucking cocks. There’s everything wrong with being a greedy little Nazi bootlicker pigboy.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't forget creating and awarding a unique "Pimp Daddy" trophy for the founder and moderator of r/jailbait and r/creepshots!

[–] CrownedProphet@futurology.today 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, what?? You mean Spez?

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

u/violentacrez moderated a whole bunch of NSFW subs during the early days of Reddit, and was a notorious and infamous user. Among the subs he founded and moderated were r/jailbait and r/creepshots (which consisted of pictures of women taken without their consent).

For his services to Reddit, a custom, unique "Pimp Daddy" trophy was created and awarded to him. This is all ancient Reddit history at this point, though. u/violentacrez's account was suspended eventually and subs like jailbait and creepshots are closed down these days.

[–] CrownedProphet@futurology.today 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Damn, that's gross. Thanks for the quick Reddit history. Adding it to my many justifications for deleting my Reddit account.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 16 hours ago
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[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (3 children)

He looks like a fucking serial killer

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[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Cocksuckers at least provide a service. Spez just services himself.

[–] Redredme@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And then we say....

Anyone? Somebody? Come on people. Nobody? Well, guess it's up to me.

Fuck Spez.

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[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 126 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In Musk logic: it's not bad when he does it. It's bad when people start discussing it, because they might come to a disapproving conclusion.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's a very roundabout way to say that he doesn't enjoy consequences.

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[–] SparrowHawk@feddit.it 89 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

On TV the heil reaches the target audience in a way of plausoble deniability, on the internet it can be perceived constantly, thought of, discussed. That breeds dissent much more than passive, temporary consumption.

That and he definetely wasn't expecting the backlash to be as big as it was

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

That and he definetely wasn't expecting the backlash to be as big as it was

FUCKING HOW?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Living in an echo chamber can make one pretty deaf to life's real problems.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

FUCKING HOW?

He's a fucking idiot that's convinced he's smarter than everyone else.

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[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

On TV the heil reaches the target audience in a way of plausoble deniability

Nope. I saw it live on TV and there was absolutely zero confusion of what it was.

Anyone who thinks differently is dumb as hell.

It was a nazi salute.

[–] arotrios@lemmy.world 82 points 2 weeks ago (72 children)

Comparison of Nazi salute circa 1940 to Musk salute circa 2025:

Video of repeated Nazi salutes at Trump's Inauguration

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[–] alaphic@lemmy.world 73 points 2 weeks ago

If he really didn't want people to share a picture of him heil-ing, then he could always, oh, i dunno, STOP FUCKING HEIL-ING you stupid fucking twat

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 52 points 1 week ago
[–] HighFructoseLowStand@lemm.ee 49 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Remember when he was investigated by the SEC for Tweeting out that he was buying back Tesla stock for $420 apiece?

And when he got booted out of the company he started because he insisted on naming it "X" despite everyone telling him that made it sound like a porn site?

And when he accused those divers of being pedophiles because they rescued stranded children before he could find a way to make it about himself?

And when just about every time he announces he's saved government money, the number "saved" is immediately backtracked?

And how the whole reason he owns Twitter is he made on offer that he immediately tried to back out of and would have if not for the threat of a multimillion dollar suit for breach of contract?

Elon Musk does not think shit through. However smart or stupid he is, however deeply he does or doesn't believe the Trump Administration's fascist bullshit, he does not dedicate much time to thinking about it before he does stuff. I do not doubt for a moment that he performed and meant to perform a Nazi salute. As to what he was thinking, I cannot say. Maybe he cannot. He definitely has sympathies for anti-semitic and racist movements, but I don't think he thought he was going to be hailed as the savior of the Aryan race for doing it. Maybe he thought it would be funny. Maybe he thought it would be "ironic." Maybe he thought it would get "teh libz" in a tizzy. He probably didn't think he would have to avoid ever going to Germany again under threat of being arrested. Whatever he was thinking, he probably wasn't thinking it more than five seconds before he did it. And he's clearly not thinking it now. Because despite being the richest man on the planet, Elon Musk is a bumblefuck who doesn't think things through and has thus far been able to buy or otherwise ride his way out of any consequences of the things he has done without thinking about them.

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 46 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

because it didn't work.

the whole idea was to trigger the libs with a vague gesture, like that one bitch who turned it into an awkward wave, but he got a little too into it and now people are setting his cars on fire.

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 46 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I’m more shocked that Reddit didn’t comply.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

They will, just not while it's current.

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[–] LibraSaturn78936@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Well this was the tiny little push I needed to make an account lol

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[–] index@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 week ago

I'm sure the main concern is the protests that are taking place all over the world against one of his companies

[–] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He doesn't want it removed. He wants to target those using it against him. Nazis using it to praise him are not in the crossfires now.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Fuck his Nazi ass. Let him stew

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

Time to introduce him to the Streisand effect

[–] Entertain529@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What's wrong? Just own it already.

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[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Awweee poor baby... I thought he loved free speech.

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[–] zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Is there confirmation that he actually specifically wanted that image off reddit? Or is this just someone making assumptions after the recent story about him interfering with moderation at reddit?

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[–] Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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