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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 65 points 10 months ago

He entered politics by attacking the left. Free Speech Bitch Boy over here can dish it but he can't take it.

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 61 points 10 months ago

A little late in the season for snowflakes

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 45 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fragile little snowflake. I bet his companies can't wait to have him back meddling in operations.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago

See guys, shitposting works!

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Many of those who are still sending the emails are sending similar messages each week or are viewing them as a joke.

Seriously. Anyone who’s not taking the opportunity to entertain themselves via their emails is missing out on a chance for a rare level of workplace joy.

If it were me I would be diligently sending in something like this every week:

  1. Saved $150 billion from the federal budget, I will take no further questions
  2. Wasn’t woke
  3. Mission to Mars planned and confirmed for 2026
  4. Asked my staff every five minutes what they were working on and threatened to fire them if it wasn’t good enough
  5. Executive time
[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago
  1. Leveraged synergy
  2. Integrated corporate infrastructure
  3. Networked
  4. Circled back to all previous pings to close the loop
  5. Synergized networks
[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It’s hilarious to think that almost everyone thought this clown was real-life Tony Stark a decade ago. The people who worked with him knew better, but they were paid and under NDAs.

I still think Trump is setting him up to be the fall guy. He’s the patsy for all the crimes they all committed the second the heat gets turned up.

That or even earlier, Trump and his people get tired of dealing with him and decide it’s time to pull the plug. Make him the MAGA scapegoat for why his voters can’t afford the minimum payments on their credit cards anymore. Musk ran everything into the ground, and now some new plan with no details will save us all from his incompetence, etc., etc. The MAGA half of the country will believe it as soon as he says it.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it would be politically smart for Trump to just blame Musk for all the unpopular DOGE stuff after firing him, but I'm not sure he would just because he only respects people that are richer than him.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Sure, it's not like trump appointed him or anything. Do you think his base will remember? I bet you are right.

[–] thericofactor@sh.itjust.works 17 points 10 months ago

The attacks will continue until morale improves

[–] johncandy1812@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Title should be "Musk wants you to believe he wants out of politics..."

It's all a big act for this psychopath.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago

We want more than you leaving politics. You literally destroyed our country.

[–] Gregg@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This guy can’t even wear a hat right and thinks he looks intimidating/provocative/authoritative doing his little fingertip touching hands. He’s such a narcissistic fucking nerd who never got out of his Joker phase. It really is too bad that he lived being thrown down that flight of stairs.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

He claims he wants to leave politics but he still is never seen without a bright red "make American great" or "trump was right about everything" hat. Its almost like he's lying, or something.

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

If he spent more time working, instead of wasting time online, then he wouldn't see all these posts.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I bet he's most upset that nobody believes he's a leet gamer.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago

Fuck his feelings!

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Leave. Go lie down in a ditch and die.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

to be fair, who could have predicted that insulting and damaging your best customers was a bad marketing strategy?

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He bought a social media company and is now mad that people xit (shit) at him.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

He spend his time attacking wokeness all the time.

[–] Nog00d@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I'm trying to be empathetic towards what that must be like for him, but...

[–] Krimika@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Good. That was the point.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

We will never forget. Your businesses are done, you fuck.