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This is what happens when successive US governments fail to tackle inequality. While millions of people live in poverty, a handful grow unimaginably rich. Wealth begets wealth, and they acquire political power to match. It was inevitable that one of them – now the richest man on Earth – would launch what looks like a bid for world domination...

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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Considering he’s visibly losing it already, I should think so. I originally thought it was a midlife crisis but it’s been like 4 years.

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You ever see a dude buy a sports car during a midlife crisis? That shit's his baby for years. I've got a neighbor who's been waxing his Miata for decades... Keeps it under a tarp and never drives it.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Meanwhile musk crashed his McLaren trying to impress Peter Thiel

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-spent-1-million-213715650.html?guccounter=1

Lacy asked Musk whether there was a parallel between the dramatic crash and how he builds companies. Musk’s response was, “I hope not. That could be awkward with a rocket launch.”

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