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[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 167 points 1 year ago (4 children)

$45 million a month. Jesus fucking Christ, imagine the good that kind of money could do. Instead it's going straight to Fascists'R'Us.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember when Elon said he'd gladly solve world hunger if someone gave him a plan to do so?

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

and then someone did, and he didn't

[–] tabularasa@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did this actually happen? Do you have a source? Genuinely curious.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/11/elon-musk-un-world-hunger-famine/

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/18/tech/elon-musk-world-hunger-wfp-donation/index.html

there's plenty of news sources covering the streams of promises he's made, and none that report on the delivery (because he didn't do it and never will)

[–] tabularasa@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for posting this. This pretty much says it all. What a shit head. "It’s not clear if Musk or Bezos have seen the plan and will ultimately decide to lend their support. Spokespeople for Musk’s companies did not respond to requests for comment."

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if I was using that money entirely selfishly I could come up with so many better things to do.

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Frankly, setting it on fire would be a better use.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It breaks my heart to think about that.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is just an example of what America does every second of every day. Valuing money more than people.

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Example of what capitalism does every second. The problem is bigger and older than America.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

america is like the fruiting body of the capitalist fungus, what you see is a tiny indicator of an infection that has roots that continue on for miles.

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 year ago

Why do you think Vance is the VP pick? He is Peter Thiel’s bitch, who is Elon’s bitch. They are not even trying to hide it anymore.