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It's not just lemmy that's benefiting from Elon Musk.

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, the conspiracy side of the story is just to sound saucy. I don't think these were calculated moves, but I still wouldn't be surprised if he tried to profit from his incompetence by labeling it as a flex to those he wants to control. Like, a dumbass who accidentally shoots their own foot and then shouts, "yeah bitch! And that's MY foot! You think I won't cap you too?!"