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Off Topic Elon Musk, hero or villain?

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Sunderpitt, Apr 25, 2022.

  1. Sunderpitt

    Sunderpitt Well-Known Member

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    Obviously done well for himself...

    But???

    There is something about him I find repels me... not sure why
     
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    He wouldn't be out of place in movie where James Bond has to stop his evil plans!

    In other words I agree, there is something odd about the guy. Personally I think there is something off with people who are that rich anyway. Most of us would have packed it all in to enjoy the money, well before getting anywhere near that rich.
     
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  3. Sunderpitt

    Sunderpitt Well-Known Member

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    The way he used his money/lawyers to crush the pot holer...
     
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    I love my Tesla so I’m grateful for that but he seems a bit of a ****
     
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    Definitely a bit weird

     
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  6. Sunderpitt

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    Any build problems?
     
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  7. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    no. I know there have been problems for a few though. I guess when you make and sell so many as a relatively new company it’s inevitable
     
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    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    **** human. Anyone who hoards that amount of entirely unnecessary wealth while other people have no food/home is a **** human in my books. I will never be able to get my head around it.
     
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  9. Sunderpitt

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    We have thought about getting an electric car, but they seem very expensive and the Tesla is more reasonable priced.
     
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    A very strange bloke indeed.

    Most of his wealth is in assets, as is usual with people like him. He has a great gift for getting people do things for him, persuading others of his worth and using money twice over.

    A very typical multi billionaire then!

    Wouldn't have an electric car given mesell, as I drive a fair bit and I sometimes want the heater or A C on, but enough people disagree and he's got in there and made his bucks.

    As my mate would always say about characters like him, " Wouldn't show him a birds best mind".
     
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    show off lol
     
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  12. Sunderpitt

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    He looks as if he were to pull off his latex mask off, underneath would be the Joker, Batman's enemy!
     
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    Much less so than Bezos and all the other billionaire bastids imo.
     
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    The great reset of 2030 was considered a conspiracy theory.
    Now google Claus Schwab, ;)
     
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    You don't raise your children to be entrepreneurs over there? Entrepreneurs, STEM Ph.D.'s, and volunteer youth coaches -- they are the heroes in my book.
     
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    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    I'm pretty thin on my knowledge about all of that but 85% of the world's wealth being owned by 1 % of the world's population suggests to me that some reimagining of systems wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
     
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    me and thee both mate...greed, pure and simple is what is killing the planet.
     
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  18. Nig

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    If your a soulless robot maybe.
     
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    I'm not sure he's either.
     
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  20. Disco down under

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    I don't understand.

    I'm a soulless robot for thinking 85% of the world shouldn't be owned by 1% of the people?
     
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