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Elon Musk is about to learn how much America hates him(independent.co.uk)

16 points by Zigurd 1 day ago | 8 comments

Musk may be a genius but he does some really dumb stuff.

Like taking an active role in politics and putting his own interests front and center.

You're being way too kind. He's a stock pumper with a cult who thinks he creates value. Tesla is a meme stock. FSD kills. A rocket that takes 22 refuelings to go beyond low Earth orbit is never going to the Moon much less Mars.

His politics is in fact odious as you point out, but that stain exists on a large part of the tech industry now. If anything Musk is an unoriginal follower of a bad tendency.

[–] Bowes-Lyon 1 day ago

Who told you he is a genius???

[–] jqpabc123 1 day ago

People who continue to buy Tesla stock with a PE over 400.

[–] pseudohadamard 1 day ago

A stable genius, who obviously recognizes a fellow genius.

[–] SillyUsername 1 day ago

Some Nazis were genius too.

[–] jqpabc123 1 day ago

Yes. So I suppose the obvious conclusion is that genius can be evil? Who suggested otherwise?

[–] slwvx 1 day ago

This article has what John Gruber calls a "dickover", where the site covers up a big part of the article to ask for money. I suggest labeling such an ask for money as a "guiltwall"