• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    23 hours ago

    If you really hate Elon Musk, I have two words for you. “Thanks Obama”

    Every single aspect of Elon’s “success” has been heavily subsidized or paid for by the US government (aka, tax payers).

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      15 hours ago

      We know the “joke.” But that wasn’t what you were doing. You are actually literally blaming Obama.

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        15 hours ago

        Sure. That’s why I put it in quotes AND italics. Let’s also ignore the context that Elon is once again begging the federal government to save his ass.

        The joke didn’t land. I’ll take that L.

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          15 hours ago

          Well maybe you don’t get the joke then… It’s meant to be sarcastic. So when you’re actually earnestly blaming Obama for something, it doesn’t read as a joke anymore.

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            15 hours ago

            If I was earnestly blaming Obama, I wouldn’t have purposely phrased it and typed it the way I did.

            I was too subtle and it didn’t land. It happens.

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      21 hours ago

      What is this L take my guy?

      Elon was loved by every forward facing democratic liberalism / é o-conscious person for years.

      You cannot read people’s hearts or minds except from how they act.

      And I did not see any favist/overreaching actions, even the actual delusion of grandeur, when Obama was president.

      On the contrary.

      And if I remember correctly Obama told him off in multiple instances.

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        16 hours ago

        Did everyone really forget about the “Thanks Obama” joke? Anyway, I clarified my point in the edit.

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      23 hours ago

      This very much ignores that there are tangible benefits from the successes of SpaceX’s engineers and scientists.

      Also, who’s this Elon guy? He sounds like a twat.

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        16 hours ago

        Everything SpaceX is doing and has done could have been done by NASA had NASA been given the equivalent funds and leeway. This has been covered multiple times in many interviews of NASA scientists and engineers. Simply put, NASA cannot afford and is not allowed to take risks. They are not allowed to blow up ships over Florida and the Caribbean until they figure it out. They used to be allowed, but not anymore.