What about the past 5 years would make anyone think Elon was competent? - ThreadSky

collie.bsky.social • 4 days ago

What about the past 5 years would make anyone think Elon was competent?

Since tariffs, I noticed a surprising trend: elite Trump supporters saying they might have made a mistake. So I asked them what they were thinking, both in November and today.

One big takeaway: they thought Elon was actually competent. That error proved catastrophic.

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drabtealexperiment.bsky.social•4 days ago

Putting feelings over facts.

jaxs05.bsky.social•4 days ago

Right.

ordskangaroorat.bsky.social•4 days ago

They probably saw him on TV. That's how it worked for Trump.

eatprayshitpost.bsky.social•4 days ago

rich assholes believe that being rich makes you right and moral because they have to or else they'd have to come to some hard truths about themselves

bexone.bsky.social•4 days ago

Wishful thinking

k-rad.bsky.social•4 days ago

They must be starting from "wealth is meritocratic".

crumbsthecat.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is the foundational myth of our downfall.

stomachtax.bsky.social•4 days ago

The lapdog news media, who’ve been saying / implying it!

darkmane.bsky.social•4 days ago

A better question is: What are they going to do to fix it? The answer is probably nothing, they will also probably support the GOP in the future

bradiation.bsky.social•4 days ago

The belief that they themselves are competent.

samsepi01.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thinking Elon is competent in government work is insane. There is no reason to believe this. We just have the dumbest people running this country and corporations. And they are arrogantly stupid.

debsdemocracytour.bsky.social•4 days ago

They thought an established Ketamine addict was competent?

hughdelendaest.bsky.social•4 days ago

He's competent at getting away with it

maggiemarbles.bsky.social•4 days ago

So why would a person not on the ballot persuade them to vote for a maniac that was actual on the ballot?

mmcmillenrocks.bsky.social•2 days ago

tamslick.bsky.social•4 days ago

Everybody has to come to their Rod Hilton moment their own way, usually when Elon starts running his mouth on a topic on which they are familiar.

https://bsky.app/profile/tamslick.bsky.social/post/3llyahvb6h22f

dbmcweeberton.bsky.social•4 days ago

chedo-b.bsky.social•3 days ago

Don't be a Nazi supporter, SALE while it's still worth something
https://bsky.app/profile/chedo-b.bsky.social/post/3ll7zvpaotc2u

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