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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/62295325

Someone toss his ass in prison already!

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[–] dwazou@lemm.ee 92 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Getting really tired of these super-rich motherfuckers claiming they are victims of society

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago

victims of society

Yeah, they have no idea what this means but they seem to REALLY want to find out.

[–] Jinx@lemmy.ca 70 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Says the guy with the hammer who’s been poking holes in the ship 🙄

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

More like setting off explosive charges willy nilly.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 8 points 2 days ago

'Move fast and break stuff'

Shaking my SMH

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 60 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I think we have bigger problems than Tesla if the U.S. goes to shit.

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 23 points 2 days ago

I think we have bigger problems than Tesla ~~if~~ when the U.S. goes to shit.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You mean it hasn't already gone to shit??

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 3 points 2 days ago

It can always get worse

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 53 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Musk, Trump and the rest of the Republican leaders have been trying their very best to sink the ship of America.

[–] DarkWinterNights@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

And make it everyone else's fault somehow.

Essentially want to be the only option - buy a Tesla and fill both the trunk and frunk with gasoline or get wrecked.

Nevermind they're pumping and dumping the entire stock market now, turning all the safeguards off, and extracting wealth at a rate that makes Congress look like child's play.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 7 points 2 days ago

And sell tickets for the life boats to the highest bidder

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

they have backup compounds in other countries, so

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 40 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Seeing a billionaire complain about shit like this is so fucking funny.
Bro could have fucked off with his money and done literally whatever he wanted for the rest of his life and instead gets bullied by normies and cries about it online.

There is nothing i could do to be as pathetic and as much of a fucking loser as this guy. hahahahahaha

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

Ohnoanyway.jpg

[–] prinzmegahertz@lemm.ee 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Elon musk is the modern Icarus - he wears the wings someone else invented, does not know how to wield them properly, flies too close to the sun and dies crashing. Except, it’s not only wings, it’s a fucking airplane and we are all along for the ride.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago

I love that you're not giving him the benefit of a rocket in the metaphor.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wonder why he'd be pondering America being destroyed. I thought his team was making everything better for the US.

[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If their true mission is to fuck everything up, they are doing great. Bonus from Moscow.👍 What time is it there?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

He will probably flee to Moscow and sell his cars there

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Good luck trying to sell overpriced electric cars to poor babushkas, whose sons and husbands died in an idiotic war.

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[–] DoubleDongle@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Then whyyyyy did he work so damn hard to sink us? Fucking idiot. No matter what happens, even if I hear about it in a Salvadoran labor prison, if he kills himself, it'll be a good day.

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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 days ago

"Which is why I have decided to reduce the amount of time I dedicate to sinking it."

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Um, no one needs Tesla to exist.

[–] ryrybang@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The fuck it will.

Elon might go down with it (probably not), but one shitty, Nazi-led, small time automaker going from circling the drains to out of business won't hurt the US.

The US will be better off once all remaining Teslas are in history museums. Preferably in the section where kids on field trips can learn about Great Mistakes in American History.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Isn't the implication that he's saying Tesla will fail if America fails, not that America will fail if Tesla fails? He's basically saying he has tied his fortunes to America's future, not necessarily the other way around.

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago

Most people: "If the world explodes everyone will die!". Musk: "If the world explodes I will die!".

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 2 days ago

You don't need to oversell the downfall of America. I was already in, but is nice to know.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 16 points 2 days ago

Why do I have a feeling he meant to say “If Tesla goes down, America will go with it”

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even if you have to sink it yourself, eh Elon?

You know drilling holes in the boat and then saying you'll go down with the ship isn't gonna stop the passengers from stealing your life jacket, right?

[–] RedPostItNote@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

It’s not going to stop us from a lot of things

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 12 points 2 days ago

In China his competitors are now too far ahead and in Europe they don't want no swasticar anymore. That leaves only the US market.

[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Can we deport this asshole to some random prison already and/or use the big droppy-sharp-thingy? So sick of hearing about him and knowing he’s freely traipsing around the world unhindered.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I say we cut loose the Tesla/musk anchor pulling us under

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[–] mooncake@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Can someone that's clueless about stocks tell me who Tesla is surging again 2 days ago it was at 225 now it's almost at 260 it's been green constantly. making me angry.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

They still turned a profit thanks to tax credits despite all the down sales numbers and it’s a meme stock

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Market manipulation

[–] BenjiRenji@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

The stock is only tangentially related to the actual business.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Irrational markets are irrational.

There is a reason people lose all there money on the stock exchange and there is reasons idiots make loads of money.

Any expert on this stuff are probably avoiding and have been avoiding Tesla for about 10 years. But cryto Bros have been investing for 10 years and been making loads of money.

Remember people. You don't own the money until you cash out. $100,000 in Tesla isn't the same as $100,000 in the bank.

[–] GenesisClimber@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

More like: "If the shit of America goes down (the toilet), Tesla will go with it."

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Is that a promise?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

you can sell your TESSLARS to your handlers country, Putin.

[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Nice so Elon is back on his meds and understands what he has done 👏

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We have a plan, boys!

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago

Alright sure

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

So at least there will be a silver lining to living through the collapse?

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

You can't take anything that shyster says seriously.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago
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