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Yeah, I think that's dead on!
The fact that he is an intrinsic troll doesn't negate the fact that he also is clever enough to predict what the effects of his trolling might be (at least some of the time).
This is hardly meant to be a compliment to his genius: plenty of average eight-year-olds are more than capable of this.
But most eight-year-olds don't have political or financial power, and there can be no real greater purpose to their trolling, bullying, and shit-disturbing. Musk is uniquely positioned that even his trolling can have meaningful, far reaching effects. If we assume he's aware of this - and we should - then we should assume *both* motivations are at play.
Comment by Tack122 at 24/01/2025 at 02:26 UTC
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On the subject of 8-year-olds, if you check out /r/Teachers, some there are discussing copycats among their students.
The generation being raised right now is very much under threat.