• TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    You know, my entire life there’s been stories, fables, plays, movies, games about very rich men. Most of the time they’re incredibly smart. Impossible to attaine. Respected by even thier worst enemies, and able to achieve things no one could imagine. For or against, you knew they were naturally formidable. You knew they were geniuses that only the best had a chance of countering.

    …And then there’s Elon Musk, the worlds richest 14 year old.

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        Your majesty, please stop me if I’m wrong about this… but wasn’t your mole… on the other side?

        I have a mole!?

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      Elon Musk’s greatest, most valuable contribution to civilization, is his tireless effort to disprove the myth of billionaire exceptionalism.

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      Those stories were written by authors beholden to those men, so of course they’re represented in the best possible light. As for fictional characters, well yeah, we need a little fantasy to deal with reality.