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Business, Economics, and Taxes: Capitalism. Yay? >=(

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aparch said:
So....... Elmo is giving back blue check marks randomly. Daniel Dale (CNN reporter, fact checker) had his return, @Dril fought to have the free one given to him removed (and it was returned, and removed again). Christy Tiegan also fought to have her free blue check removed. Stephen King was also assigned one when he said no.

No one can figure out if it's a certain number of top followed people or what the threshold is for the blue check to return.

Also, the free check isn't indistinguishable from the paid check; everything says they're a paid subscriber to Twitter Blue.


If he's giving them out to the top influencers to sucker others into buying Blue, that feels illegal...
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It's only illegal if he misrepresents them as paid. Since the influencers are publicly stating they never paid he should be fine as long as he doesn't say otherwise.

It is funny he still has his minions believing this is done sort of egalitarian move. You can't fix stupid.
 
El-oh-el...

Elmo goes on record vehemently denying he's a trust fund baby whose early life was financed by his father's "emerald mine," so much so that he's willing to put up one million Doge coin as a bounty for anyone with proof.

Errol Musk, the estranged father of Elon, quietly raises his hand and asks if he's eligible for the Doge coin bounty.

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-dad-emerald-mine
 
aparch said:
El-oh-el...

Elmo goes on record vehemently denying he's a trust fund baby whose early life was financed by his father's "emerald mine," so much so that he's willing to put up one million Doge coin as a bounty for anyone with proof.

Errol Musk, the estranged father of Elon, quietly raises his hand and asks if he's eligible for the Doge coin bounty.

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-dad-emerald-mine
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Loved that this morning!

wasn’t it hovey who tried to describe him as a self made millionaire lol
 
aparch said:
El-oh-el...

Elmo goes on record vehemently denying he's a trust fund baby whose early life was financed by his father's "emerald mine," so much so that he's willing to put up one million Doge coin as a bounty for anyone with proof.

Errol Musk, the estranged father of Elon, quietly raises his hand and asks if he's eligible for the Doge coin bounty.

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-dad-emerald-mine
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He should hire Mike Lindell's lawyers to help keep him from paying up on the bet he lost.
 
Well Doge is currently a just under 8 cents so not exactly putting a lot on the line with that statement...

(man did I play that one right...bought at 6 cents, sold most in the 60s with the rest in the 30s. Thanks rubes!!)
 
Does article say his father's money had anything to do with any businesses he started? It did say he fabricated his claim the father didn't earn money from emeralds, and obviously the father helped pay his way through college.

"During that time," said Errol, speaking to Elon's college years, "I managed to send money I made from emerald sales to him and [Elon's brother, Kimbal Musk] for living expenses."
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"Elon's main concern is not to appear to be a 'trust fund kid' who got everything given to him on a plate," Errol told the tabloid, though did add that the belief that his son was born with a silver — or, well, emerald — spoon in his mouth "isn't true."

"Elon took risks and worked like blazes to be where he is today. The emeralds helped us through a very trying time in South Africa, when people were fleeing the country in droves, including his mother's whole family, and earning opportunities were at an all-time low," he continued. "That's all."
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Seems unclear how much his father's money did or did not go into any start-ups.
 
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Personally, I don't disparage Musk for his education or his PayPal payout. Good for him.

Of the many things I dislike of him is his spin on "I was just a poor boy who golly-gee got lucky and got into school on his own." Also, the whole "I have PayPal payoff money and turned into a stereotypical James Bond villain," egotistical attitude.

Him and Trump are of the same ilk. Egotistical narcissists who would be much better at grifting if they would just stay adjacent to the spotlight instead of always seeking it out like a moth to a bugzapper.
 
aparch said:
Personally, I don't disparage Musk for his education or his PayPal payout. Good for him.

Of the many things I dislike of him is his spin on "I was just a poor boy who golly-gee got lucky and got into school on his own." Also, the whole "I have PayPal payoff money and turned into a stereotypical James Bond villain," egotistical attitude.

Him and Trump are of the same ilk. Egotistical narcissists who would be much better at grifting if they would just stay adjacent to the spotlight instead of always seeking it out like a moth to a bugzapper.
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There are plenty of legit reasons to criticize Musk and these are some of them.
 
So my company announced they're laying off another 8% of the workforce in addition to the 2% cuts we had last month. Lovely.

just a kick in the pants man. That's a LOT of people.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
So my company announced they're laying off another 8% of the workforce in addition to the 2% cuts we had last month. Lovely.

just a kick in the pants man. That's a LOT of people.
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We’ve done so many lately, it’s so demoralizing. Have never hated work more and almost wish I was on last weeks list
 
Slap Shot said:
Does article say his father's money had anything to do with any businesses he started? It did say he fabricated his claim the father didn't earn money from emeralds, and obviously the father helped pay his way through college.

Seems unclear how much his father's money did or did not go into any start-ups.
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didn't mookie read somewhere that musk had trouble getting private funding, so had to apply for and received gov't loans?? making him somewhat of a hypocrite for claiming gov't is useless and running to texas where there are no taxes....
 
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