Trump didn't buy Musk. They're ideological co-conspirators, eager for the day when they can each unleash the full force of the police state on their personal enemies. The fact that they both act like dim-witted children should warn the rest of us what too much money and too little social responsibility does to the human brain. Musk acts like a washed up 80s hack celebrity desperately flailing for attention because he's fucked in the skull, not because Trump pays him to behave that way.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Errmm. Don't think anyone thinks for a moment Trump is paying musk. Did you mix up your rich fascist dipshits?

[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

It might be more akin to a Trump escort service. You can buy him for a few nights and go around seeing the sites (rallies) like some kind of weird instagram influencer where you can get the attention you're craving (news cycle) and everyone will be calling you again (media) to reinforce how important you are.

Of course that only lasts for like a day since Trump is a gold fish, he'll be back to insulting the industries and generally dismissing Musk unless he stays right in his peripheral view.

[–] Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

You got it backwards friend. In the grand scheme here Trump isn't comparitively rich, he has an empire that constantly hemorrhages money but value wise he is sitting around 3. 6 billion.

Musk's currently valued at around 269. 8 billion. He spends a ridiculous amount of money on super PACs and uses his purchase of different platforms to kill news stories that show Democrats in a positive light and bankrolls a lot of Republican stuff. Musk isn't being bought, Trump is.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They hate each other. They all do.

But the difference between Trump's wealth and Musk's wealth is very close to Musk's wealth.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A billionaire's worth isn't the size of the bank account but the limit on the credit card.

To date, I've seen nothing to suggest either Trump or Musk have a limit on how much they can borrow and spend. That's largely because our historically fascist oligarchy of banking executives love their brand of politics.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, it's one of the reasons Anna Sorokin took so much.

Banks were falling over themselves to lend money to her. They thought she was one of them.