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Elon Musk seen as working counter to U.S. interests in dealings with Russia, China (youtu.be)

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Elon Musk's financial interests put him in a position of having his own personal foreign policy, but new reporting shows that whether it's manufacturing in China or the Starlink network being used in Ukraine, Musk’s decisions can run counter to stated US policy.

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[–] Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml 188 points 2 years ago (54 children)

This is why billionaires shouldn't exist they are treasonous

[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 90 points 2 years ago (4 children)

They should exist, but we are not utilizing them correctly. Once someone has reached a billion dollar networth then they are thrown a big party and then sacrificed to a valcono. I believe this would curb emissions and fix climate change.

[–] Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 years ago

There was a native American tribe that every ten years had individuals return all personal wealth back to the tribe and the threw a big party, then start it all over again

[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Maybe we just seize all their assets, nationalize them and make them start over with nothing. Call it new game +.

[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But volcano!

[–] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I agree, I like the volcano idea.

[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

That was awesome. Thank you for making my day!

[–] Ferris 7 points 2 years ago

Wealth Piñata monetary policy

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Polluting a volcano with a bag of shit isn't really green. I say we just bury them so they can at least be used as fertilizer.

[–] malo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

You know what volcano is, right?

[–] jonne 71 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just too much power for one person. Even if they're not in charge of a global internet provider, your average billionaire can singlehandedly affect the lives of millions of people (employees, customers, bystanders) with no democratic oversight at all. It's just not something that should exist.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

China seems to do a pretty good job of keeping their billionaires in check. Maybe we should take notes?

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