• InFerNo@lemmy.ml
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    16 days ago

    A billionaire can’t be bought, they got billions. It’s the dictator that can be bought.

    • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      A billionaire chases what gets them the most money. The public can manipulate them by making them lose money. A dictator wants power, which really can only be countered with mass violence.

      • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
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        16 days ago

        Musk has lost a tremendous amount of money between X and his negative effect on Tesla sales. Do you feel this has “manipulated” him into being a better person? 🤣

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          15 days ago

          Even with all the losses, he is still the richest man in the world by more than $50 billion. Musk dumped more than half of his Tesla stock and is focusing more on SpaceX now.