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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 minutes ago* (last edited 3 minutes ago)

Capitalist scumbags live in golden prisons of their own making.

Meanwhile I can go almost anywhere on the planet alone without any major problems.

"Even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat."

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago

Coward's gonna cow

[–] potato_wallrus@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago

That's what happens when you're an unlikable piece of shit who's irresponsible actions ruins peoples lives irl

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Lmao Apartheid Clyde's gonna be upside down on a lamp post one day <3

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 2 points 49 minutes ago

Don't be a complete piece of shit and you won't need an army of bodyguards.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Any history buffs?

Is there any similarities to Praetorian Guard with the rise of private security for these rich?

Like wasn't Rome at some point actually controlled by Praetorian Guards in secret because they were so powerful that the emperors couldn't defy them.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Stalkers = women demanding child support.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 17 points 3 hours ago

It's wild to me how Musk is proving (just like Trump is) how fundamentally weak and small he is.

Fred Rogers never had to travel with a single bodyguard.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)
[–] Der_Mann_mit_Hut@feddit.org 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I sometimes ask myself if 90% of Lemmy consists of hobby-revolutionaries....

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

No shortage of tough talk on the internet

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Is he still using his own child as a human shield?

[–] Opie1Smith@lemmy.today 8 points 3 hours ago

He probably forgot him somewhere again

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

How many guards?

Never more than 20.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 11 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Remember when UHC got shot, musk started using one of his children as a human shield. He would often hold the shield in front of him, Everytime he does a press release

[–] Legisign@europe.pub 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

”Homicidal maniacs”? Do they need to be maniacs?

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 hours ago

Imagine if someone had travelled to the past to kill Hitler, failed, and then Hitler would include them in his speeches: "I already survived a homicidal maniac!".

[–] Amberskin@europe.pub 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Not a single one of them would take a bullet for him.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 1 points 48 minutes ago

if we're lucky one might feel righteous one day and give him one.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

His bodyguards must be lucky all the time, whereas...

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world -5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Have you seen the comments in any tesla or musk thread? I'd sleep with 20 body guards if I were him and the rest of the world was as crazy as lemmy's neckbeard basement dwelling Linux obsessed hivemind 😂

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 3 points 46 minutes ago

i think you're lost

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 23 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I mean... There is a non-zero chance he might get Luigied....

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago

Poor term to use, since Luigi is an Elon fanboy.

[–] humanemployee8189@sh.itjust.works 12 points 12 hours ago

man i can only dream

[–] StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago

You can still do it!

[–] thearch@sh.itjust.works 7 points 13 hours ago

it's almost like championing certain 'activists' and then being shocked when people don't like you is a predictable outcome. who'd have thought.

[–] Huschke@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago

X2AE, and sidareal

[–] skittle07crusher@sh.itjust.works 28 points 17 hours ago (9 children)

“Foundation Security” 🙄

Probably related to the Foundation series from Isaac Asimov and Musk’s absurd idea that he is remotely a figure in some such space story.

Looks like his ketamine dealer has good stuff these days

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

He's named after a character called The Elon from Werner Von Braun's sci-fi book called The Mars Project

https://youtu.be/9y-erGt0LsU

Asimov has too much empathy for Elmo

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