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Simberto
Germany11264 Posts
On January 17 2025 01:26 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: So Elon Musk accidentally violated his own Terms of Service after he got caught lying about his mad video gaming skillz? This fucking reality... We no longer need the Postillon, or anything like it. I wonder if this is what it feels like to live in Discworld. | ||
KwarK
United States41680 Posts
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blomsterjohn
Norway451 Posts
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Latham
9551 Posts
I watched him play Diablo 4 and thought nothing of it, because Diablo 4 isn't exactly hard, just grindy. This whole PoE2 situation became farcical very quickly, thanks to him melting down quicker than Chernobyl. Now clips are surfacing from Joe Rogan's podcast, Elon claimed to be world-class in Starcraft (idk if its Brood War or 2) AND Quake? How low can you go? Why do you need this sort of validation in your life? | ||
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Magic Powers
Austria3568 Posts
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GreenHorizons
United States22414 Posts
On January 17 2025 01:55 blomsterjohn wrote: Like I knew a 2nd Trump term would at the very least result in a lot of new glorious memes, but this Elon-arc is increasingly promising. And that says a ton Elon might be breaking the "meritocracy" spell billionaires hold over people something like the ~1700's broke the spell of "divine rule". The operating assumption was that Elon must be a genius and hard worker to be so wealthy. Meanwhile he's doing more to dispel people of that myth than anyone could have hoped to do on their own. Maybe this is the start of people realizing that the idea that billionaires "earned" their billions (and the power that comes with it in an oligarchy) is no less absurd than believing Kings were divined to rule by God. | ||
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Yurie
11651 Posts
On January 17 2025 02:17 GreenHorizons wrote: Elon might be breaking the "meritocracy" spell billionaires hold over people something like the ~1700's broke the spell of "divine rule". The operating assumption was that Elon must be a genius and hard worker to be so wealthy. Meanwhile he's doing more to dispel people of that myth than anyone could have hoped to do on their own. Maybe this is the start of people realizing that the idea that billionaires "earned" their billions (and the power that comes with it in an oligarchy) is no less absurd than believing Kings were divined to rule by God. Of course it was absurd to believe that, those kings died and thus are proven not be divinely ordained. Our new Billionaire kings are still alive, so the jury is out on that. I suggest we try the witch trial methods, if they live the evidence is there that we are wrong. + Show Spoiler + It is sad that I have to mention this is mostly sarcastic. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain17752 Posts
On January 17 2025 04:12 Yurie wrote: Of course it was absurd to believe that, those kings died and thus are proven not be divinely ordained. Our new Billionaire kings are still alive, so the jury is out on that. I suggest we try the witch trial methods, if they live the evidence is there that we are wrong. + Show Spoiler + It is sad that I have to mention this is mostly sarcastic. Count Elon out. He can't even take being figuratively flamed. No way he'll survive a literal flaming! | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland23383 Posts
On January 17 2025 02:17 GreenHorizons wrote: Elon might be breaking the "meritocracy" spell billionaires hold over people something like the ~1700's broke the spell of "divine rule". The operating assumption was that Elon must be a genius and hard worker to be so wealthy. Meanwhile he's doing more to dispel people of that myth than anyone could have hoped to do on their own. Maybe this is the start of people realizing that the idea that billionaires "earned" their billions (and the power that comes with it in an oligarchy) is no less absurd than believing Kings were divined to rule by God. It’s the silver lining that keeps me going haha | ||
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TheCheapSkate
Slovenia316 Posts
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blomsterjohn
Norway451 Posts
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Zambrah
United States7013 Posts
On January 17 2025 01:46 KwarK wrote: Presumably unaware that editing in the context of a youtuber means video editing. Don't be too harsh he is, what, in his 50s at this point | ||
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M3t4PhYzX
Poland4082 Posts
On January 17 2025 05:15 blomsterjohn wrote: How the turns have tableled Fuckin' hell this is pathetic. Oof.. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9224 Posts
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Fleetfeet
Canada2472 Posts
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vult
United States9397 Posts
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KwarK
United States41680 Posts
On January 17 2025 10:23 Fleetfeet wrote: I find being a bumbling moron more relatable than the normal idea I have of 'billionaire' tbh. Get in a stupid fight with someone on the internet? Yup. Attend galas, buy companies, get invited to exclusive fundraisers? nope. It’s not relatable. He’s beneath me. I don’t relate to whatever the fuck is going on with him. If I had billions I wouldn’t spend a minute on social media. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7013 Posts
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Falling
Canada11225 Posts
But anyone younger is going to think faking your gaming cred is extremely lame. Was it just to brag to clueless chuckleheads like Rogan? He was quite audacious to think no-one would catch on when he actually started showing his gaming because at that point his game was up. Is it arrogance or desperation for validation? Because gamers would have been very happy with the idea of Elon, the billionaire who runs so many business, likes to chill playing video games- and he streams himself just being a casual gamer like Jablinski Games! (One of the best celebrity gaming videos, by the way). Nobody needed Elon to be the back to back, two time champ of PoE/ Diablo except Elon himself. This is all on him and him alone. He may be intelligent, yet he is a fool. The riches of fools, but a fool nonetheless. | ||
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Legan
Finland298 Posts
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