Musk says he'll spend about $180 million to elect Trump.
They are the nation's two most powerful enemies of democracy (though Musk has some competition for second place) and, by extension, freedom of expression.
Everyone who buys a Tesla is supporting them.
Everyone who uses the deadbird site -- notably the journalists, who all know what they're doing -- is supporting them.
Don't pretend otherwise.
Apparently that much money rots all reason, taste, morality, and eventually, sanity. Judging by what those with money (mostly) wind up as.
@benroyce @shironeko @dangillmor This is my view. 1.5 centuries of psych research taught us that external circumstances shape our behavior far more than our personalities, morals, etc.
Money does rot people. The best thing we can do for billionaires is to prevent them from ever becoming billionaires. Side effect: all the good things for our world.
Dan Gillmor
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