"What we have is a tale about an arrogant know-it-all rich asshole who lost his unfathomably vast fortune on a whim. That’s the stuff of the Brothers Grimm. That’s Aesop. That’s Old Testament-level shit—except that in the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Elon would end with him actually, you know, learning something from his devastating loss."

https://gregolear.substack.com/p/sunday-pages-money-b20

Sunday Pages: "Money"

A poem by Philip Larkin

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@gregolear He actually got what he wanted, didn't he? Attention and "entertainment".
@waldlaeuferin @gregolear This is where I stray from common opinion, too. I'm not sure it's a loss to him, or would be to me, if I did what I wanted and still had more than I needed. One man's loss is another person's treasure.
@gregolear that will never happen with this Elon.

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So much of this era has elements of mythology & the Bible
Human nature hasn't changed

Thanks again for the server & your pod, 5-8 & your writing.

@RedCanoe I agree. Human nature is immutable.

@gregolear If my suspicions about #Elmo & #Putin being in league are true, it will take an awfully big financial ding to make them squirm, as I believe they have combined wealth of > a half trillion $$.

However, when I hear of malevolent #NarcissisticPsychopaths getting their comeuppance, no matter how large or small it is, I shout a hallelujah.

The feeling is akin to when I heard of the demise of Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romanian dictator, zealous torturer, & homicidal thug.