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View submission: That time Elon got pissed at me
Back in 2018 I wrote[1] about Elon Musk’s plan to build an underground train from downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport, and how it was—like many of Musk’s endeavors—a massive giveaway of public dollars to the rich.
1: https://jacobin.com/2018/06/public-private-partnership-rahm-emanuel-musk
Musk didn’t like that. He responded[2] (on Twitter before he bought it): “Btw, if anyone else wants to build this tunnel, please do so. It’s a lot of work.”
2: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1009950544490741761
That tweet has been on my mind the past few weeks as Musk and Trump have attempted to destroy the parts of the government meant to help people who aren’t rich. I think it reveals a lot about the connection between capitalism and the ideas that Musk and Trump are pushing about so-called “traditional masculinity[3].” Let me know what you think!
3: https://makemenemotionalagain.substack.com/p/what-tradhusbands-get-wrong-about
Comment by powerlesshero111 at 12/02/2025 at 17:07 UTC
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Elon and Trump are cut from the same mold. Same as Elizabeth Holmes. Huge promises, to get people to love them, then never delivering. It's a common tactic in relationships, for shitty people to trap others. They make grandiose promises, and then just never fulfill them, make excuses, and then move on to the next grandiose promise. Truly stupid people never catch on. They aren't masculine, they are weak, and that is why they need those false promises, because they have nothing to actually offer people.
Comment by BobknobSA at 12/02/2025 at 20:26 UTC
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Good job. My only brush with "fame" was a Twitter slap fight with Magat Nick Searcy from Justified.
Comment by xvszero at 13/02/2025 at 17:03 UTC
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Hmm, if only we already had a train from downtown to O'hare.