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You are here: Home / Economics / C.R.E.A.M. / Late Night Open Thread: The Importance of Being Elon

Late Night Open Thread: The Importance of Being Elon

by Anne Laurie|  March 15, 20223:04 am| 39 Comments

This post is in: C.R.E.A.M., Open Threads, Popular Culture, War in Ukraine

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The idea that cringe libs are unthinking cheerleaders for whatever cause happens to be trending, whereas folks like Elon Musk are independent thinkers, is extremely funny. Imagine not recognizing that pop contrarianism of this sort is just as reflexive as whatever normie libs do. https://t.co/jtfAU19JQH

— Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere) March 14, 2022

Historians a hundred years from now — assuming there are any such — will be reduced to the ‘you hadda be there’ defense commonly used to explain the antics of lesser kings and the causes behind minor European wars. At least J.P. Morgan, during the first Gilded Age, made some genuine contributions supporting the arts and sciences…

Yes, as with any broadly popular view, some of the people putting Ukraine flags in their socials are doing so because it’s the socially acceptable thing to do. So what? Backing Ukraine is also the right thing to do—so why spend time blasting people for being accidentally right?

— Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere) March 14, 2022


his engineers belatedly informed them they can act as beacons for air strikeshttps://t.co/nudaeICf4q

— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) March 14, 2022

it doesn’t matter how stupid it is. it doesn’t matter if it’s just a single tweet that won’t result in anything substantive. just idiot stenography that stretches across the media horizon in every direction pic.twitter.com/scYiuBr3dP

— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) March 14, 2022


Lithium shortage. In more ways than one.

— Blake Aued (@BlakeAued) March 14, 2022

A Lillie Langtry for our debased modern era?

He found out his ex was dating Chelsea Manning?

— Ryan Trevino (@RyanT89) March 14, 2022

pic.twitter.com/IYdkizOjcc

— dan nguyen (@dancow) March 14, 2022

So you’re one of the richest and most powerful people in the world, and you choose to spend your time punching down this way, during a cruel war? pic.twitter.com/O1lkjRVxDi

— Anand Giridharadas @ The.Ink (@AnandWrites) March 14, 2022

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  1. 1.

    Calouste

    March 15, 2022 at 3:22 am

    Elon Musk is just 100% concentrated asshole.

    I’ll never buy a Tesla as long as he is alive, but I’m also getting to the point where I’m starting to assume that Tesla owners are assholes themselves, because you can’t hear about all this shit and still buy these products with a good conscience, right?

  2. 2.

    Emma from Miami

    March 15, 2022 at 3:39 am

    Annnnd… the boy done lost his marbles.

  3. 3.

    Yutsano

    March 15, 2022 at 3:51 am

    @Calouste: ​If my older brother is representative of the type: yes. Yes they are. They’re also fragile: I guess my Volkswagen dented his car up while mine had almost no damage. Piece of junk cars they are.

  4. 4.

    Winston

    March 15, 2022 at 3:55 am

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1503499497112055822

  5. 5.

    burnspbesq

    March 15, 2022 at 4:16 am

    @Emma from Miami:

    the boy done lost his marbles

    In order to lose one’s marbles, doesn’t one have to have some to begin with.

  6. 6.

    Morzer

    March 15, 2022 at 4:17 am

    @Calouste:

    I’ve been told that technically Tesla isn’t very original or very good – which is exactly what I would expect from an Elon Muck project.

  7. 7.

    burnspbesq

    March 15, 2022 at 4:20 am

    I’ve owned two EVs. Neither has been a Tesla. Not interested in buying a car from a company that has finished dead last in the J.D. Power initial quality survey.

  8. 8.

    Bruce K in ATH-GR

    March 15, 2022 at 4:27 am

    @Yutsano: Sounds like Tesla drivers may develop a reputation like 21st-century equivalents of BMW drivers: the sort of person who maxes out the reading on the Top Gear Cock-O-Meter.

    And yeah, Musk is a jerk, but so was Henry Ford. Not to excuse Musk, just noting that it’s not exactly a new phenomenon.

    As for the cars themselves, they’re luxury cars and I’m not in a luxury-car buying bracket, so I’m not their target audience, but I hesitate to buy a car from a company whose head honcho apparently hasn’t heard the aphorism about how every safety regulation has a first draft written in blood…

  9. 9.

    cazador

    March 15, 2022 at 4:31 am

    The best part of him challenging Putin to a fight; Why would the Ukrainian people choose him as their champion? The Mayor of their Capitol city is a former heavyweight boxer!!! His twin brother was the heavyweight champion of the world!!! Just because they based a movie character somewhat on you doesn’t make you an actual superhero. JFC.

    Teslas are basic. So are most of the people who drive them.

  10. 10.

    Winston

    March 15, 2022 at 4:32 am

    In case you are interested CDC is forecasting a new Covid surge starting almost immediately.

  11. 11.

    burnspbesq

    March 15, 2022 at 4:35 am

    One wonders what Tesla Cultists believe about the origins of Elon University in Elon, North Carolina.

  12. 12.

    David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch

    March 15, 2022 at 5:03 am

    He stole the “single combat” idea from a famous Darren McGavin flick​​

  13. 13.

    Bruce K in ATH-GR

    March 15, 2022 at 5:07 am

    Aside: right now, I think I’d rather be living in the world where Elon Musk had to license the Tesla name from Atomic Robo.

  14. 14.

    Emma from Miami

    March 15, 2022 at 5:16 am

    @burnspbesq: You do have a point.

  15. 15.

    Sebastian

    March 15, 2022 at 5:18 am

    @Winston:

    wow

  16. 16.

    Sebastian

    March 15, 2022 at 5:24 am

    @cazador:

    Exactly. Who asked Ewon?

    The Klitschko Brothers are Legends.

  17. 17.

    Sebastian

    March 15, 2022 at 5:26 am

    Fuck Elon Musk

  18. 18.

    Amir Khalid

    March 15, 2022 at 5:34 am

    @cazador:

    Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko and his brother Vladimir have both been world heavyweight champion, as I recall. But you’re right, either would flatten Putin almost instantly in a bout of fisticuffs. Whereas I wouldn’t call less-than-fit 40-something Elon a dead cert to win.

  19. 19.

    matt

    March 15, 2022 at 5:39 am

    you boring shitlibs just aren’t cool enough to appreciate Razzlekhan.

  20. 20.

    Matt McIrvin

    March 15, 2022 at 5:52 am

    @Winston: Where? As far as I can tell the CDC has been downplaying predictive models and I can’t find any recent announcements of this type.

  21. 21.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 15, 2022 at 5:55 am

    @Winston:

    Instead of further sullying the Greek alphabet, perhaps the Covid variant namers could start identifying new strains by using names of obnoxious billionaires.

    “Scientists are tracking the emerging Musk variant.”

    “I feel like shit. Wonder if I’ve got the Thiel or the Zuckerberg.”

    “I heard they’re trying to develop a vaccine for Bezos-Gates.”

    Et cetera.

  22. 22.

    p.a.

    March 15, 2022 at 6:16 am

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    The Ingraham strain is a real killer.

  23. 23.

    Just One More Canuck

    March 15, 2022 at 6:33 am

    @p.a.: he died of the Hannity

  24. 24.

    prostratedragon

    March 15, 2022 at 6:36 am

    @cazador:
    @Amir Khalid:
    With the height difference, Putin would have trouble landing a blow. With kicking rules maybe he could attack the legs. And Musk, well …

  25. 25.

    Ten Bears

    March 15, 2022 at 6:53 am

    Rootin’ for Putin: Vlad would kick Elon’s ass.

    I’d pay good money to see it …

  26. 26.

    Matt McIrvin

    March 15, 2022 at 7:00 am

    Chris Hedges seems to have committed to the “Putin is a victim of NATO warmongers” camp. I guess I’m not surprised.

  27. 27.

    Elizabelle

    March 15, 2022 at 7:33 am

    @SiubhanDuinne:   I endorse your idea.  Billionaire strains.

  28. 28.

    James E Powell

    March 15, 2022 at 8:05 am

    @Matt McIrvin:

    Wow. That guy was once an interesting person. Wonder what happened to him.

  29. 29.

    Geminid

    March 15, 2022 at 8:10 am

    @James E Powell: I heard that Hedges was hit in the head while playing horseshoes.

  30. 30.

    Kalakal

    March 15, 2022 at 8:13 am

    “Look at ME! Look at ME!” is a hell of a drug

  31. 31.

    Geminid

    March 15, 2022 at 8:15 am

    @Kalakal:

    Ayn Rand: “Who is John Galt?”

    Elon Musk: “Me! Me!”

  32. 32.

    252man

    March 15, 2022 at 8:16 am

    @Just One More Canuck: Considering all the misinformation he spews I bet many actually have.

  33. 33.

    Ken

    March 15, 2022 at 8:20 am

    just idiot stenography that stretches across the media horizon in every direction

    Excellent chapter title for a history of the twenty-first century, by one of Anne Laurie’s hypothetical future historians.

  34. 34.

    FlyingToaster

    March 15, 2022 at 8:25 am

    @Winston: So far it looks localized (that is, nationwide in pockets):

    https://twitter.com/JuliaRaifman/status/1503424928732921859

    Just checked the MWRA Biobot for Greater Boston, and we’re level right now.  It’s one of our benchmarks for mask mandates.

  35. 35.

    NobodySpecial

    March 15, 2022 at 8:49 am

    I support Elon Musk taking a SpaceX rocket to his upcoming cage match in Putin’s private dacha. If they both show up, I’ll buy it on PPV.

  36. 36.

    Formerly disgruntled in Oregon

    March 15, 2022 at 10:16 am

    @Bruce K in ATH-GR: Let’s be more accurate…

    And yeah, Musk is a jerk Nazi sympathizer, but so was Henry Ford. Not to excuse Musk, just noting that it’s not exactly a new phenomenon.

  37. 37.

    fancycwabs

    March 15, 2022 at 10:25 am

    I hereby challenge Elon Musk to single combat and the winner gets General Motors.

  38. 38.

    Another Scott

    March 15, 2022 at 11:58 am

    Um, that Karl Bode guy doesn’t do much introspection, does he??

    (sigh)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  39. 39.

    different-church-lady

    March 15, 2022 at 12:20 pm

    I mean, an actual duel between Musk and Putin could only be an improvement for the rest of the world no matter which one loses, right?

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