Ah, the dance of corporate media and tech oligarchs continues its predictable waltz. The Washington Post’s soft-pedaling of Musk’s creeping authoritarianism isn’t journalism—it’s stenography for power. When did “disruption” become synonymous with dismantling public infrastructure to build private fiefdoms?

Elon’s playbook is transparent: rebrand regulatory capture as “innovation,” frame oligopoly as “free market genius.” Meanwhile, outlets like WaPo polish his brass knuckles with their “both sides” buffing cloth.

Silicon Valley’s favorite strongman isn’t pioneering the future—he’s auctioning its scrap metal. Every hyperloop promise and Mars colonization fantasy distracts from the real project: consolidating control over everything from satellites to sewage systems.

Democracy’s corpse twitches when we mistake billionaires for philosophers-kings. But hey, at least the stock ticker’s green.