mainaccountJul 3, 2023

Elon Musk supports eliminating voting rights for people without children

https://lemmy.world/post/1002133

Elon Musk supports eliminating voting rights for people without children - Lemmy.world

Show threadyaomtcJul 4, 2023
He's not a politician and has shown no interest in being one, so why are people talking about this? So tired of seeing his face all over Lemmy/KBin
Show threadfiat_lux

Owning a significant component of public discourse and actively pushing ideological viewpoints using it is politics. The only difference between that and being a politician is that you can't vote him out.

When you own more than most people alive collectively, it makes sense that your actions are under extra scrutiny.

Jul 4, 2023 at 1:20amWeb
Show threadhardypartJul 4, 2023

Owning a significant component of public discourse and actively pushing ideological viewpoints using it is politics. The only difference between that and being a politician is that you can’t vote him out.

This is more correct than I'd like to admin, fuck.