I am so grateful to hear that you too are feeling some bit of hope that a huge percentage of MAGA will now see this administration as a threat. But...I just listened the 2.5 hour interview of Musk's father who point-blank states that Elon is in control of the USA because we all need him (and Theil) if we want internet. Soon their 'Chinese hacker' set-up of the telecom companies will shut them down and Starlink will be our only American option. Then we'll be just like China and Russia - trapped in the propaganda echo-chamber. Elon is now saying that he wants to shut wikipedia down and start it up anew on X. X will be our 'everything' app. Digital money, contacts, internet. What a nightmare. Perhaps the Alt.Right's radicalized vigilantes can do something to stop them? I mean Elon has zero allegiance to Americans unless they have super high IQs and are willing to work all the time, have no life, and be is punching bag when he needs to let off a little steam. American's who voted for Trump are going to be so f*@%ed in the head when they figure who they put in charge of their lives. But, we have a seat at the table for them - the Table of Freedom - that is ours if 'we the people' can cohere.
So much of the media we get about MAGA world seems to be WWF kayfabe.
Ruth Ben Ghiat at today’s Lucid zoomie, suggested that the so-called fractures, are sometimes psy-ops. In particular, getting caught up in the “rift” between Holman & Miller on building concentration camps for “illegals”, prevents us from noticing that we’ve normalized the tragedy of deportation of “others”
I’m wondering what we are being distracted from, by putting our focus on the “fractures” in MAGA world??
I also ask myself this question all the time - what are they doing while we are in shock watching the soap opera? It's a damn three-ring political circus out there.
I started to wonder today if there's any chance that Elon actually does want to stop global warming, and the fascist dictators of the world, and so he sided with MAGA so he could get infiltrate MAGA and sabotage Trump by exposing him to them before the election. Perhaps this gets Trump impeached, or something, shortly after he becomes the President?
Then Vance becomes President, and there's no more meddling by Trump, the Religious Right Christian Nationalists, nor the Neoliberals. The Technocrats are cleared for take off - and maybe, just maybe, in their non-woke, neuro-unique kinda way, they use their high IQs to turn this bullship around by instigating a total recall and leading America with their super high IQ-infused metamorphosis into a much better system. At this point there's so many twists and turns... you just can't rule out any idea no matter how crazy or catastrophic. I'm perma-hypervigilant at this point because if history tells us anything, this is a full-on shituation .
We've grown accustomed to a system and way of life that is sooooooo far beyond our carrying capacity. We can't keep extracting, transporting, and burning fossil fuels! We don't want more nuclear waste! We need to take out the dams not create more of them to generate hydro, Solar is not green (as far as I understand).
I am concerned that the Technocyber Cryptocrats' IQ heavy/ EQ light capacities will allow them to justify population reduction in order to reduce fossil fuel emissions and slow down Climate Change until they have adequate solutions.
But then I remember that Elon, and other technocrats as well with Tech and AI start-ups, are all about using cheap, indentured servant and slave labor if they possibly can. Our government and Oligarchs haven't chosen to invest in supply-chain development here in the USA because the labor and overhead is TOO EXPENSIVE! The only way we pull out of this tragic nosedive is if Elon has some sort of 'free energy' surprise up his sleeve - but I'm not holding my breathe.
As dark as it is out there, Life has become exponentially more precious, and facing this crisis with open eyes has unlocked depths of passion, meaning and purpose like I've only felt inklings of while hearing the biographies of heroic journeys. Every moment is dedicated to taking it one day at a time, reflecting upon my lessons, and doing the next right thing.
While I hold out ABSOLUTELY NOOOOOOO hope that ElMu is anything but our times’ power&$$$ corrupted Henry Ford … I am deeply in agreement that our now-global industrial “civilization” is a long time into overshoot. I hold onto this 4min conclusion to a revealing 2hr video— WHAT A WAY TO GO: Life at the end of Empire — that explores the foundations - and solutions - to our fast approaching collapses
One small item to point out to Trump’s worshippers: Donald Trump will no longer be the President of America when America ceases to exist. He’ll just be a stumbling, mumbling old man in dirty diapers.
Is there someplace where the PayPal Mafia is described/defined? I think I have a general drift but I'd be more comfortable with a deeper understanding.
Generally speaking, people are thinking of Musk, Thiel, Sacks, Reid Hoffman and sometimes Max Levchin, but there are others. It’s the guys who were all in on this 25 years ago at PayPal.
Ironic that Musk is part of DOGE, angling to get rid of U.S. Department of [public] education, and increasing the numbers of less-educated citizens. Apparently thinking, as you point out, that the math, computer science, and/or engineering H-1B foreign talent can be hired at significantly lower salaries and easily controlled by threatening them with firing and being deported. Where were many of the H-1B educated? In the U.S. universities! When I studied at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, huge numbers of foreign students were getting their degree(s) in math, computer science and/or engineering.
Not “American” at all Jim. No “free speech” even for Trump supporters. Instead they get shut down by Elon - because Elon paid for the Election so Elon gets to decide who speaks in defense of MAGA.
Foreign raised Elon gets to slam Americans without pushback because why???? He’s rich???
He is living in America. America for Americans - isn’t that what the Republicans were promoting???
I am so grateful to hear that you too are feeling some bit of hope that a huge percentage of MAGA will now see this administration as a threat. But...I just listened the 2.5 hour interview of Musk's father who point-blank states that Elon is in control of the USA because we all need him (and Theil) if we want internet. Soon their 'Chinese hacker' set-up of the telecom companies will shut them down and Starlink will be our only American option. Then we'll be just like China and Russia - trapped in the propaganda echo-chamber. Elon is now saying that he wants to shut wikipedia down and start it up anew on X. X will be our 'everything' app. Digital money, contacts, internet. What a nightmare. Perhaps the Alt.Right's radicalized vigilantes can do something to stop them? I mean Elon has zero allegiance to Americans unless they have super high IQs and are willing to work all the time, have no life, and be is punching bag when he needs to let off a little steam. American's who voted for Trump are going to be so f*@%ed in the head when they figure who they put in charge of their lives. But, we have a seat at the table for them - the Table of Freedom - that is ours if 'we the people' can cohere.
So much of the media we get about MAGA world seems to be WWF kayfabe.
Ruth Ben Ghiat at today’s Lucid zoomie, suggested that the so-called fractures, are sometimes psy-ops. In particular, getting caught up in the “rift” between Holman & Miller on building concentration camps for “illegals”, prevents us from noticing that we’ve normalized the tragedy of deportation of “others”
I’m wondering what we are being distracted from, by putting our focus on the “fractures” in MAGA world??
I also ask myself this question all the time - what are they doing while we are in shock watching the soap opera? It's a damn three-ring political circus out there.
I started to wonder today if there's any chance that Elon actually does want to stop global warming, and the fascist dictators of the world, and so he sided with MAGA so he could get infiltrate MAGA and sabotage Trump by exposing him to them before the election. Perhaps this gets Trump impeached, or something, shortly after he becomes the President?
Then Vance becomes President, and there's no more meddling by Trump, the Religious Right Christian Nationalists, nor the Neoliberals. The Technocrats are cleared for take off - and maybe, just maybe, in their non-woke, neuro-unique kinda way, they use their high IQs to turn this bullship around by instigating a total recall and leading America with their super high IQ-infused metamorphosis into a much better system. At this point there's so many twists and turns... you just can't rule out any idea no matter how crazy or catastrophic. I'm perma-hypervigilant at this point because if history tells us anything, this is a full-on shituation .
We've grown accustomed to a system and way of life that is sooooooo far beyond our carrying capacity. We can't keep extracting, transporting, and burning fossil fuels! We don't want more nuclear waste! We need to take out the dams not create more of them to generate hydro, Solar is not green (as far as I understand).
I am concerned that the Technocyber Cryptocrats' IQ heavy/ EQ light capacities will allow them to justify population reduction in order to reduce fossil fuel emissions and slow down Climate Change until they have adequate solutions.
But then I remember that Elon, and other technocrats as well with Tech and AI start-ups, are all about using cheap, indentured servant and slave labor if they possibly can. Our government and Oligarchs haven't chosen to invest in supply-chain development here in the USA because the labor and overhead is TOO EXPENSIVE! The only way we pull out of this tragic nosedive is if Elon has some sort of 'free energy' surprise up his sleeve - but I'm not holding my breathe.
As dark as it is out there, Life has become exponentially more precious, and facing this crisis with open eyes has unlocked depths of passion, meaning and purpose like I've only felt inklings of while hearing the biographies of heroic journeys. Every moment is dedicated to taking it one day at a time, reflecting upon my lessons, and doing the next right thing.
While I hold out ABSOLUTELY NOOOOOOO hope that ElMu is anything but our times’ power&$$$ corrupted Henry Ford … I am deeply in agreement that our now-global industrial “civilization” is a long time into overshoot. I hold onto this 4min conclusion to a revealing 2hr video— WHAT A WAY TO GO: Life at the end of Empire — that explores the foundations - and solutions - to our fast approaching collapses
https://youtu.be/nwaHvK9iyKg?si=-qiBm3t8joR7-cB1
One small item to point out to Trump’s worshippers: Donald Trump will no longer be the President of America when America ceases to exist. He’ll just be a stumbling, mumbling old man in dirty diapers.
Holy moly the shit is hitting the fan at warp speed 10.
If Trump tries to eject Musk, will the paypal mafia attempt to dump Trump to get pliable Vance into the Oval Office?
Is there someplace where the PayPal Mafia is described/defined? I think I have a general drift but I'd be more comfortable with a deeper understanding.
Noted and link added. Fair point.
Generally speaking, people are thinking of Musk, Thiel, Sacks, Reid Hoffman and sometimes Max Levchin, but there are others. It’s the guys who were all in on this 25 years ago at PayPal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal_Mafia
Ironic that Musk is part of DOGE, angling to get rid of U.S. Department of [public] education, and increasing the numbers of less-educated citizens. Apparently thinking, as you point out, that the math, computer science, and/or engineering H-1B foreign talent can be hired at significantly lower salaries and easily controlled by threatening them with firing and being deported. Where were many of the H-1B educated? In the U.S. universities! When I studied at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, huge numbers of foreign students were getting their degree(s) in math, computer science and/or engineering.
Not “American” at all Jim. No “free speech” even for Trump supporters. Instead they get shut down by Elon - because Elon paid for the Election so Elon gets to decide who speaks in defense of MAGA.
Foreign raised Elon gets to slam Americans without pushback because why???? He’s rich???
He is living in America. America for Americans - isn’t that what the Republicans were promoting???