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A welcome dose of optimism, via @jlpiraux:

❝Either way, this shows that Musk isn’t really the wealthiest man on the planet. A single dose of optimistic reality and his entire empire comes crumbling down. The emperor has no clothes. Do you see why he is distracting you? Why he looks so frantic? Musk is terrified of reality because it means the end for him.❞ wallonie-bruxelles.social/@jlp

MastodonJean-Louis Piraux (@jlpiraux@wallonie-bruxelles.social)#MustRead This Is How Tesla Will Die #Tesla #teslatakedown https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/this-is-how-tesla-will-die

Folks who still don’t quite understand , who are saying “I hate Elon too, but how does this hurt him?!?” and are still mostly just clutching pearls about acts of petty vandalism and missing the movement: you need to read that article.

Tucked in that optimistic article, though, is this humdinger of pessimism:

❝Some investors see Musk as a point of control, not a point of profit, so they are happy to back him even if it loses them huge piles of money.❞

It’s low key, but when you think through the implications, it’s one of the grimmest sentences you’re going to read in this sea of grim sentences.

Jeff Miller (orange hatband)

@inthehands I have been reflecting on a role outlined by Machiavelli after a recent and insecure conquest.

The role is a wrecker of opposition whose abuses serve a conqueror's purposes, but who may be disavowed, scapegoated, expropriated, or severely punished once the work is accomplished, to make the conqueror look like a savior.