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(originally posted by @Lanhdanan on 2021-11-18 12:09:58)
Nov 17, 2022 3:00 PM
ThisTimeLastYear
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(originally posted by @Lanhdanan on 2021-11-18 12:09:58)
stankginchfurbuger
Bernie's the nicest person in the world? Holy Christ that grumpy Northerner does a lot of good but *nice*?
Imback42
I am really surprised that no one has started calling him Pedo. According to him that is just an acceptable term for some one disliked.
muchosnuggles
That's funny, I keep hoping Elon Musk was unalive.
DJOldguy
Elon please, take my copy of 'How to Win Friends and Influence People." Dale Carnegie Really useful. NO! DON'T BURN IT! Read it! Elon! Elon!
Seanspeed
This was definitely one of his top asshole moments. Just so needless, so petty, so childish, so 'thinks they're funny but really aren't'.
tarkus10
For those of us who understand the real world & the big picture, Chong fucking nailed it..
munchman495
Why did EllieBoy post a pic of his dildo as his avatar?
N0tDave
Dudes got the mentality of an angsty 12 year old. Instead of being useful or positive about anything he just goes around throwing shade.
coffeebrine
A classic zinger from the Muskmeister. What a card
mamoru
Note that Tommy Chong's verified Twitter account is "tommychong", not "chongscalls".
tacotaco8288
At this point I don’t know what is true when it comes to twitter. Both could be fake I have no clue
djangojazz
Capitalism sucks and Elon Musk is the ultimate poster boy of all
Copperbrat
No surprise to me whatsoever that Elon is an "okay boomer" bro.
SirBobby98121
Yeah - Elon has memory problems.
Djoarhet
Is this real? I can't find the tweet.
hawaiianflwr
Are we taking bets on how long it will be before Bernie Sanders "violates" Twitter law and is banned?
TweakedDE
Not exactly the nicest guy in the world. Ask the former students of Burlington college
FixedsysLabs
Sanders isn't the nicest person in the world, he's a functional adult in a country that hates the real world
Fauxcused
I thought Brenden Frasier was the current nicest person...
plastikb0y
This aint Highlander
Fauxcused
Imgur is not hallowed ground
Rohgen
The pure existence of billionaires sickens me
Filanwizard
if Musk keeps fucking up he wont be the richest, afaik a large chunk of his wealth is not real and is hitched to Tesla stock.
Filanwizard
Meaning if Tesla takes a huge hit to stock price, Hes no longer ultra rich.
PinglePork
Maybe it's because I never go on twitter, but I havent heard anyone defend musk in years. Where are these musk bros?
NiceGreenArrows
They're around, just busy circle jerking.
nullbr
Is that.. a penis... in his profile picture?
Raygereio
It's phallic shaped, so yeah.
Raygereio
Most of Musk's decisions make sense when you realize that this 51 year old desperately wants teens on the Internet to think he's cool.
squintish
Is Elon’s profile pic really a giant phallus/rocket?
GuillotinesRUs
Does this slave trade enthusiastic goblin have any fans left or are they all just bots at this point ?
Crawmak
I'm not sure if I'd call Bernie the "nicest person in the world". I love his politics but I know nothing of his personality.
OCTAVlAN
I used to be a musk fan until his own public bull shit the last 5 years showed he's just a big cunt like the rest.
plastikb0y
Same. I was like electric transport and going to Mars? Fuck yeah. But he's like... words fail me. Except cringy bipolar knobhead.
Zahnradfee
It was never Musk to created these things. It was always the workers of die companies he bought. They could have achieved the same things >
Zahnradfee
as a worker co-op, without Musk.
chansuke
Not sure hes bipolar, though hes for sure a knob and a narcissist.
enderite
psmith00
This is a young lunk about to earn his first ring of waistband elastic. That's how you determine their age, waistband elastic rings.
hannahbutnotreally
I'm taking this.
RawSuger
5% wealth tax over 10M, 75% income tax over 150K. real punishment of white collar crime, UBI
S117MC
It would make more sense to just get rid of income tax and do a wealth tax at a lower amount. Something like 1M or 500k
pgdave
It's really tough to effectively tax wealth - income is much simpler and similarly effective at providing revenue
S117MC
That’s the problem though. The wealthy don’t have a lot of liquidity so we can’t tax them fairly. The current system just doesn’t work well
pgdave
My preference is that we should, for easily assessable assets, recognize changes in value each year as a new basis.
RawSuger
that low and you start hitting ordinary ppls homes and pension. also some ppl have massive income but not much wealth
S117MC
What do you consider ordinary? 150k is not a huge salary especially if you’re the sole provider. Where you live also has an impact on that
RawSuger
ordinary=middle 50%s economy. it kicks in after 150K. 250K is a lot regardless where you live. and if you start taxing ppl properly insane
RawSuger
3) does not change that the graph shows the same as simple math applied to income distribution: you need heavy redistribution for decent soc
S117MC
My pt is if you make 150k you bring home 37.5k + state/city tax and all the rest of your exps. You might be able to get an apartment.
RawSuger
2) property values are bound to normalize over time, with other properties increasing in value, but yes transition period neccesary. that
PennywiseTheCat
What I don't understand is the fanbois who defend him at every turn. Why anyone idolizes billionaires, or any celeb, is beyond me
AgentKGB
Because weird incels with no social skills see a stumbling, fumbling, bumbling moron with no social skills but rich and go "OMG! <3"
Travtwohander
Many don't idolize him but also don't vilify him for being insanely wealthy
MilkShotsMoo
We are villifying him from his character not his cash. There are people with money who do good. He's someone who claims will but doesn't .
reflecter
From what I can tell, they believe that wealth is earned by success, skill and hard work, thus all wealthy people deserve respect.
GoodKingFuzzwumps
Because there's a strong misconception that if you're really rich you're really smart when in reality it's more like sleazy.
RoboCoonie
So much of society would be so much better if we simply stopped giving the stupid money and a platform to make money.
junkgoof
Astroturf?
rubypilgrim
some celebs are worth idolizing. Dolly Parton, for example. Billionaires, though - we should have a law that once you make a certain amount-
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of $, from then on the only way you can make gains is through helping others who need it most; those who are poor, cities that need -
rubypilgrim
infrastructure, etc. Right now becoming a billionaire only teaches you to be a predator. That has to stop.
manhands
You think those are all real people on real accounts?
exbenedict
Muskrat stans are some of the worst out there.
Bmxrider70763
I havent seen one of those fanbois in a while. Did they all die off?
Kalli
Fanboys are really susceptible to advertising, and billionaires love buying it.
eastend666
My poorest relation, a cousin, isn't stupid, but stupidly worships the rich. I can't even talk to him anymore.
eggmuffin
Not being able to recognize what is to his benefit, and what us to his detriment sounds pretty stupid, to me.
ICantThinkOfAU
Do the fanboys still exist? Imgur used to be a musk fanboy service. But far as I’ve seen everybody on every plarform has realised hes a cunt
Raygereio
Pretty much any twitter post that shits on Musk will have a few idiots replying "Well you just don't understand his awesome 4d chess moves"
good2go4ne1
Elon sucks but there are exceptions. Dolly Parton for one.
casualgenderquestion2718
still shouldnt be worshipped imo. she’s just a lady. a very good lady!! but just a lady. save the worship for church, imo.
MechaNinja
I have a doctor buddy who ostensibly is the same religion as me who says the idea of progressive taxation is a sin.
belindashort
The same reason people become fans of serial killers
Cousinkyle99
Don't forget the weird fascination with really buff dudes
RandAIFlagg
Grind Culture Superstars
MrSebi
He's a rich white male asshole who can be an asshole with impunity because of wealth and power, insecure losers find him aspirational.
Ultratoxic
Musk really sold that "real life Tony Stark" shit and a lot of tech nerds fell for it. The issue is refusing to revise your opinion.
mippijRunner
I don’t understand people who idealize and defend rich ppl period like why are you voting against yourself just because these ppl have money
PineappleLoopsBroether
They are like dogs who want a scrap from master.
nevernotsure
sycophants
kwyjiboner
It might just be where I hang out online, but I really don't see a lot of fanboying for Elon anymore. That was like a 2019/2020 thing.
HUGHgReaction
Yeah, he starting opening his mouth more around then and he is showing his true awful side
Animorphs
You’ll see it on conservative boards/medias. Another shitty thing about them to ridicule and mock.
DionysianMask
I have a cat named Penny wise. Your name is incredibly relevant to my life.
InfocalypseRising
They think if they bootlick hard enough they’ll get thrown some scraps
Bread2Pazzo
Exactly. The first to grovel.
Aksuuuh
Absent
I know right? It's okay to idolize achievements, but anything else is kind of stupid; since you don't know anything but their public persona
ErniesWidow
I think it is similar to those folks who hero-worship serial killers.
Heavenissize17socks
Flukeskywalker
Heavenissize17socks
Yes, there's a lot of suck in the world. But there are people, good people, who try to make the suck a little less bad.
TheWombatStrikesAgain
They're rich and famous, so naturally they have to be great. Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect
ReverseSyzygy
They were bamboozled and can't admit to having been bamboozled
blackGlovesMcCrazyBeard
Glomming onto a strongman style leader is a primitive survival strategy.
alcaray
Your "him" could refer to any of the three featured. Or to any other celeb, for that matter.
AntwontheArtist
would be hilarious if they were employed to do so
Youmaynotagree
We can thank heros like Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne for the idolization wealthy billionaires.
Alban3000
They are unsure of themselves and find comfort in the vommunity. By adopting a common mindset, people feel included and safe.
Alban3000
Musk has created a extrememly dangerous klan and they are becoming angrier and dumber by the minute
datphone777365
envy.
Varenvel
Look at imgur comments from 2-3 years ago , imgurians would suck Elons musky dick anytime of the day. , iv been telling his a twat for 5+
Varenvel
years , but 3 years ago my comment would get 50 downvotes , and insults , it takes a while to change your mind about someone you simp to.
henryvk
A lot of people perceive the concept of... well, very broadly, "helping one another" as weakness, which they have been taught to despise >>
henryvk
by the somewhat toxic environments in which they have been socialised. This makes them susceptible to worshipping strongmen (and women) >>
henryvk
of all stripe.
SamuthNBS
It's because he's doing stuff they find interesting. Even I give him a pass for spending money on space because... space! But he is a twat
TresusIbor
I don't. If it was money spent due to genuine desire to push our understanding forward? Sure. But it's all business and money.
SamuthNBS
That's fair, I won't defend his actions at all, merely offering a suggestion as to why so many do.
TresusIbor
He tells them they're right in some form or another. People like that are wrong about the world so ridiculously often that when someone 1/2
TresusIbor
with fame/authority/power says they're right, they lose their fucking minds and will follow them to the ends of the Earth. 2/2
TresusIbor
Shitty politicians and shitty "entertainers" know this. Just look at Trump, Info Wars, that dumb Greene bitch.