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I guess I'm a simpleton then. If one of my friends said this seriously, I'd pull them aside and let them know that it was beyond cringy and to pull it way the fuck back.
On the other hand, if the said it while obviously joking around after posting a pic of them posing with a katana or some dumb shit, I would think "lol, fucking nerd" and appreciate that they could still bring out the kid in them.
Don't get me wrong, Elon is a reprehensible, inexcusable, disgusting, excuse for a human. But being a goofball isn't why.
Okay Chief.
My problem is with him having billions of dollars and causing global pain and suffering. But I guess if you think being a goofball and a man child like this is gross behavior, that's cool too. But me and my friends are goofy man children too, so I don't think our friend groups would mesh too well. (Bummer right?)
Fwiw, I'm not going on to platforms he bothers checking, nor am I defending him. Hell, I called him disgusting, pathetic, blah blah blah. So it's kinda disingenuous to say I've done anything to encourage him. Maybe take your soapbox somewhere it matters? After all, there are Elon shills out there that need your righteous justice! (Oh, I didn't mean that like in a cringy silly way btw, I know you are a very serious person!)
I'll pontificate whenever I want! Even when I'm damn well sure I'm wrong! (Maybe doubly so!) It's my right as a Netizen!
But I guess we just have different opinions on what qualifies as problematic behavior for teenagers or the public to see. To be fair, I didn't bother to verify Elon was just goofing around, but the implication is that he was. And I stand by that not being a thing I worry about. I actually think not taking yourself seriously and being able to joke around about looking edgy is even fairly healthy.
Regardless, you can rest easy knowing I don't bother espousing my thoughts outside of this little corner of the internet and to the people I actually know. So I promise you that even if I'm wrong, the damage is minimal.
At least you can admit it to yourself.
Yeah, doomcanoe! See what you've done?