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> I do worry that these 19-24 year olds (…) are putting themselves in real legal jeopardy.

On one side you have a handful of arrogant young adults doing the bidding of a couple of wannabe despotic man-babies. On the other you have an entire nation made up of millions of people and with major influence over the rest of the world.

I’m having a hard time understanding why your concern lies with the former.






>man-babies

If only other babies could launch and land rockets. Call Musk what you want, but he is not a baby.


A man-baby is an adult man who acts like a baby, e.g. throwing tantrums when they don’t get their way and being overly petty and vindictive, not a literal baby.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Manbaby

It is incredible that I have to explain this and that that is the part you object to. So you’re fine with despots, but “man-baby” is where you draw the line?

Either way, your objection makes absolutely zero difference to the point.


>acts like a baby, e.g. throwing tantrums when they don’t get their way

A man in the emotional state you described wouldn't be able to lead a company like SpaceX -- he would throw a tantrum when a rocket blows up instead of doubling down on perfecting it.

>So you’re fine with despots, but “man-baby” is where you draw the line?

I'm Russian and what's happening in the US government is your problem, we have our own problems as you might have heard. However, I have the respect for a man who has advanced the space industry so much even though it directly hurts my country -- in the end, we all are a part of humanity and the wars will end some day.


I think he's well on the path to reverting to baby status.

Musk doesn't do that. He bought a company and claims all the credit for it, he's just a rich brat using daddy's blood money.

> He bought a company and claims all the credit for it

Dude, Musk founded Space X. It's because of these kinds of ridiculous comments that I find it hard to take the Left (at least the ones on the internet) seriously.




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