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SpaceX Investors in Meltdown Over All the Money They’ve Lost (finance.yahoo.com)
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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I've been thinking about founding a secular religion. One of its commandments will be "Thou shalt not be a mark." You have a positive obligation to acquire at least a modicum of street smarts. It's a special case of the principle of peace through being a hard target.

I understand that some people are incapable of taking on even that level of responsibility for themselves. They deserve special care. As for the unwilling, they're like bad drivers who expect others to compensate for their recklessness. I'm sorry if they got conned by Musk, but things like that happen when you stick your finger into the rotating blade.

[–] Prathas@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

What does it mean to be a "mark?" Don't you mean being a dimwit? lol.