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Old Money looks down on New Money, and New Money resents that it will never be seen as equal to Old Money. New Money has Musk, Richest Man In the World, as its champion, he gloms on to DJT, and together they say to Old Money, “Well, who needs you, anyway?!”. Doing well is the best revenge.

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Somewhere there is a book that will educate me on this but how is Elon not considered an elitist that MAGA rails against?

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Cause he's anti-government and on the right side of the culture war.

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“Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds”. MAGA gives Elon a dispensation because he seems to be cheering on and FINANCING their venting of spleen.

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Dec 6Edited

Elon is still in his heart of hearts that smart obnoxious kid that nobody likes. You know—the one that went around asking people their SAT scores and then bragging about his.

He’s a brilliant guy, and I’m sure he’s perceptive—sometimes it takes somebody who is on the outside to see an opportunity clearly. He’s perceptive enough to understand that nobody likes him—the people around him are there because of his power and his money.

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Ah, Andrew Gold’s 1977 “Oh What a Lonely Boy” comes to mind. Here’s the cut, for your musical pleasure: https://youtu.be/iq2TxnlWunw?si=6DzuLIzAW7afIgRM

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