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allegorical oracle

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31. With all due respect, I question Musk's wealth. First of all, nobody truly knows how

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 10:04 PM

Apr 4

leveraged he is. All we really have to go on is what he reports to sources. Secondly, only two outlets -- Forbes and Bloomberg -- keep some track of who is "THE wealthiest". Even Trump fooled them as his properties weren't actually worth what he said they were and his CFO went to prison for dishonesty.

Reporting sources don't know who has not reported their earnings. Even Musk has said that Putin is probably richer than he is. But nobody knows how wealthy Putin is. For that matter, there may be oligarchs in Russia who are more wealthy than Musk. They just don't report it.

Continue to contend that nobody knows who the "richest man in the world" is. And wish the media would cease labeling Musk as "the richest person," as though that is some decisive declaration of who is the smartest or wisest human in whom we should invest our trust.

Wealth has nothing to do with honesty or decency. It shouldn't be the measure of our worth.

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Everything is blowing up in Elon Musk's face [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 4 OP

You mean in his "stretched pigskin?" that covers his skull? hlthe2b Apr 4 #1

ETTD. May Musk go the way of the MyPillow guy, speedily & soon Hekate Apr 4 #2

They should mix and match their drugs and see what happens ToxMarz Apr 4 #16

At Least Musk Is Actually Uber Rich ProfessorGAC Apr 4 #23

With all due respect, I question Musk's wealth. First of all, nobody truly knows how allegorical oracle Apr 4 #31

That's Fair ProfessorGAC Apr 5 #32

Thus the loss to Tesla is reversible but the job losses are not question everything Apr 4 #3

Do you guys think that when Musk is out of the Trump White House cyclonefence Apr 4 #4

The vaunted Free Market may actually work in this case. eppur_se_muova Apr 4 #7

Hell No Rebl2 Apr 4 #10

Aside from America, he sells more Teslas outside America than in. ToxMarz Apr 4 #18

BYD AncientOfDays Apr 4 #22

We bought an electric Hyundai this past weekend. BadgerMom Apr 4 #19

I like this ending for a Nazi the most Blue Owl Apr 4 #5

Yes. paleotn Apr 4 #13

I like the way Traildogbob Apr 4 #28

He will always be loathed Demovictory9 Apr 4 #6

Tesla won't shed the Musk stench when he leaves DOGE Tom Rinaldo Apr 4 #8

Sounds about right. calimary Apr 4 #30

We can't Rebl2 Apr 4 #9

Hes not going anywhere. Ollie Garkie Apr 4 #11

He's not going to help Tesla out of this funk. The company is doomed. paleotn Apr 4 #12

Lost the plot. BadgerMom Apr 4 #14

Cheezhead on his Fishhead... What is Tesla's #1 Rival? Cha Apr 4 #15

Nazi trash. Bluethroughu Apr 4 #17

Time for him to go back to work lying about how he's louis-t Apr 4 #20

Well,a hatchet IS doubled edge,isn't it? BattleRow Apr 4 #21

Tesla shed another 10% today. JohnnyRingo Apr 4 #24

Still, that's nowhere near enough karma. dchill Apr 4 #25

I was hoping your statement was literal **nm misanthrope Apr 4 #26

It's all fun and games until someone loses $100 billion. nt Shermann Apr 4 #27

Tesla ain't never coming back. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 4 #29

Thanks to Wisconsin, this rich bastard is going down. Emile Apr 5 #33