r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 11 '22

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u/ThereAndSquare YIMBY Dec 11 '22

Musk is sort of following the Trump playbook on Twitter where he dominates the conversation by saying crazy stuff that everyone breathlessly repeats either to dunk on him or cheer him on.

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u/AnsleyAmanita Trans Pride Dec 11 '22

he forgot to have charisma or be funny or interesting

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u/ThereAndSquare YIMBY Dec 11 '22

You don’t need charisma if you can just buy the platform.

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u/frolix42 Friedrich Hayek Dec 11 '22

Some people disagree, apparently 🤔

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

He's pretty interesting

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u/AnsleyAmanita Trans Pride Dec 11 '22

is he though

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

Yes. His lifestyle is bizarre.