Elon Musk needs his own thread because he's in every damn thing/positive Elon Musk

Big tech podcast covered this as some people have just written a good book about the failed acquisition.

the pro elon case is the value is as a propaganda tool and the economic value is not so important

i find it a strange argument

 

i assumed this must be a meme and not a real photo

oh dear

 

i really do weep for humanity. But we probably just should accept the triumph of stupidity.

 

Elrond lying about the Hurricane is so perfect

But mah elites!

I know I’ve argued that not every Elon Musk brain fart warrants its own news cycle, but this one is particularly gross given recent events.

We’ve noted repeatedly how in 2020, the Trump administration tried to give Elon Musk’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband company Starlink nearly a billion dollars in taxpayer subsidies to connect some traffic medians and airport parking lots.

We’ve also noted that Musk and his Republican friends have been whining like toddlers because the Biden FCC backed away from those subsidies, correctly noting that they weren’t sure that the expensive and increasingly congestion-plagued satellite service could consistently deliver quality speeds. Instead, the Biden FCC (again, correctly) argued that if you’re going to spend billions of taxpayer money on broadband, it should be on more reliable and less congested options like fiber, 5G, or fixed wireless.

Enter Hurricane Helene, which recently carved a swath of destruction from Florida into the Carolinas, destroying homes and knocking out power and cell service for millions of people. Musk apparently couldn’t help but inject himself into the story, using the suffering of Helene victims as the perfect opportunity to whine that he should have gotten more taxpayer money:

[insert musk whining tweet]

If you can’t see it, that’s Musk claiming over at his post-truth network that if the FCC had agreed to give Starlink a billion dollars, there’d be nearly 20,000 working satellite kits in areas impacted by Helene. He goes on to falsely accuse the FCC of killing people and breaking the law, adding “lawfare costs lives.”

There was nothing illegal about the FCC’s decision. Even if Musk’s Starlink had received the money, the build out the money was funding wouldn’t have started until 2025. And even if Starlink had received that money, there’s no guarantee that locals could have afforded the expensive $120 a month (plus hardware fees) the service costs. Or that the power would have been on so that the dishes could have been used. Or that roof-mounted dishes would have survived the storm.

And this is all before you get to the fact the Musk whines constantly about how he really doesn’t like subsidies — right before turning around with his hand outstretched. And again, as consumer groups noted early on, Starlink was one of several companies that tried to game the badly mismanaged Trump-era broadband subsidy program despite being unable to meet program speed goals.

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/04...nk-would-have-saved-hurricane-helene-victims/

 

Hilter was a socialist! And a globalist! If only he stayed a Nationalist!

(c) Candace Quisling Owens

 

He couldn't handle opposing views