• @RememberTheApollo_
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    Oh? What about internet controlled by a billionaire who makes sure his toxic website featuring his version of “free speech” is always available to protect his profits and spread his bullshit while undermining the policies of a sovereign state?

    So much better than the evil government.

      • @irreticent
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        134 months ago

        Good question. He definitely seems like the type that would have a dungeon with captives.

      • @gnomadic
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        He got his wealth because his parents owned a slave-powered diamond mine.

        Also, as he hides his money and doesn’t pay taxes the US government is overburdened and one of their tools is relying on prisons for free labor.

        Soooo actually quite a lot.

      • @RememberTheApollo_
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        Let everyone incarcerated go and see how that works out for you. Not saying everyone deserves to be in there, but go on. Give it a try.

        You also forget that billionaires are wealth, and so is any dictator. They both seek to protect that wealth, so it doesn’t matter in the end. A billionaire buys his politicians and you get the same result. You start threatening their money and power and they’ll come after you, whether you want equal rights or sometimes just clean water.

    • @ChonkyOwlbear
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      -194 months ago

      That’s better than a dictator who only wants to protect his own power. At least a billionaire can be bought.

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        What the heck do you think a dictator is? A billionaire running a country.

        • @ChonkyOwlbear
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          -44 months ago

          I think there is a difference in mentality between people who chase power and people who chase money. Bull Gates certainly chases money, but he’s not trying to take over a country somewhere.

      • @[email protected]
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        34 months ago

        A billionaire can’t be bought, they got billions. It’s the dictator that can be bought.

        • @ChonkyOwlbear
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          A billionaire chases what gets them the most money. The public can manipulate them by making them lose money. A dictator wants power, which really can only be countered with mass violence.

          • @WoahWoah
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            44 months ago

            Musk has lost a tremendous amount of money between X and his negative effect on Tesla sales. Do you feel this has “manipulated” him into being a better person? 🤣

            • @ChonkyOwlbear
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              04 months ago

              Even with all the losses, he is still the richest man in the world by more than $50 billion. Musk dumped more than half of his Tesla stock and is focusing more on SpaceX now.

              • @WoahWoah
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                14 months ago

                Yes, that’s my point. Losing money didn’t “influence” him.

                • @ChonkyOwlbear
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                  04 months ago

                  My point is that he didn’t lose a significant amount of money.

      • @[email protected]
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        14 months ago

        Is Musk doing anything to help people living in dictatorships access information? Or is this just happening in Brazil?

        • @ChonkyOwlbear
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          14 months ago

          Starlink launched in Africa in 2023, so that covers a few oppressive governments.