← Back to context Comment by MattDamonSpace 11 hours ago So can we stop panicking about money in elections or 11 comments MattDamonSpace Reply mahmoudhossam 10 hours ago No. georgemcbay 10 hours ago No, this much money in politics is still very dangerous.A major reason it isn't working for now is because Donald Trump is, in addition to being a corrupt autocrat, incredibly incompetent. We shouldn't have to rely on that next time. dylan604 10 hours ago Trump's time is ending, but Musk's is not. That's pretty scary Telaneo 10 hours ago Absolutely the fuck not. johnnyanmac 10 hours ago Nope. Money still buys votes. It's just that Musk is so opaquely unpopular outside of the US that it negates his riches. Which really says something. verdverm 9 hours ago He's also very unpopular in the US johnnyanmac 9 hours ago Not unpopular enough to tank Tesla sales (like in other countries) or not be pubic enemy #1 after literally stealing America's government data.He did screw up Twitter/X enough that a new competitor managed to make a blip on the map, though. So that leads some credence. 3 replies → Ygg2 10 hours ago Not really. A biased coin doesn't need to be biased 99% (to 1%) for it to matter.
georgemcbay 10 hours ago No, this much money in politics is still very dangerous.A major reason it isn't working for now is because Donald Trump is, in addition to being a corrupt autocrat, incredibly incompetent. We shouldn't have to rely on that next time. dylan604 10 hours ago Trump's time is ending, but Musk's is not. That's pretty scary
johnnyanmac 10 hours ago Nope. Money still buys votes. It's just that Musk is so opaquely unpopular outside of the US that it negates his riches. Which really says something. verdverm 9 hours ago He's also very unpopular in the US johnnyanmac 9 hours ago Not unpopular enough to tank Tesla sales (like in other countries) or not be pubic enemy #1 after literally stealing America's government data.He did screw up Twitter/X enough that a new competitor managed to make a blip on the map, though. So that leads some credence. 3 replies →
verdverm 9 hours ago He's also very unpopular in the US johnnyanmac 9 hours ago Not unpopular enough to tank Tesla sales (like in other countries) or not be pubic enemy #1 after literally stealing America's government data.He did screw up Twitter/X enough that a new competitor managed to make a blip on the map, though. So that leads some credence. 3 replies →
johnnyanmac 9 hours ago Not unpopular enough to tank Tesla sales (like in other countries) or not be pubic enemy #1 after literally stealing America's government data.He did screw up Twitter/X enough that a new competitor managed to make a blip on the map, though. So that leads some credence. 3 replies →
No.
No, this much money in politics is still very dangerous.
A major reason it isn't working for now is because Donald Trump is, in addition to being a corrupt autocrat, incredibly incompetent. We shouldn't have to rely on that next time.
Trump's time is ending, but Musk's is not. That's pretty scary
Absolutely the fuck not.
Nope. Money still buys votes. It's just that Musk is so opaquely unpopular outside of the US that it negates his riches. Which really says something.
He's also very unpopular in the US
Not unpopular enough to tank Tesla sales (like in other countries) or not be pubic enemy #1 after literally stealing America's government data.
He did screw up Twitter/X enough that a new competitor managed to make a blip on the map, though. So that leads some credence.
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Not really. A biased coin doesn't need to be biased 99% (to 1%) for it to matter.