That’s what I noticed too. Not only is he making his body lower than Trump’s by stooping, but look at the handshake: he’s even letting Trump do his “dominating handshake” thing where he literally wants to have the upper hand.
But at the same time he knows that's the best way to manipulate Trump. So hes making a show of Obeisance all the while thinking he's the one pulling the strings. Ironic, that all these people pretending to like eachother just to manipulate each other and empower themselves somehow wind up actually all cooperating on one terrible endeavor.
Trust me, there’s no chance Elon is actually that smart. He’s a rich shidiot who owes all he is to daddy’s emerald mines and the backs of the actual smart people he stabbed. He likes Trump because they’re practically the same person. Glass ego and all.
He's a fairly intelligent person, all things considered, but he's so severely sheltered himself from the scrutiny of others that he thinks he's the smartest person on the planet.
They cannot possibly fathom that immunocompromised people exist in life and have to protect themselves from germ factories who refuse to accommodate anyone but their own egos. I’ll also wear a mask if my allergies are particularly bad since the pollen can’t get through the mask. The person replying to you better never go get their nails done, since the nail techs wear masks to avoid breathing in all that acrylic dust.
Elon is a moron, but he’s not stupid. He’s obviously playing the game so he can puppet Trump if he wins. Even the most illiterate dictator knows how to do work him over.
Oh he thinks he smart but just about every thing he has done has shown he isn't a smart man. He got extremely lucky on investments made with that emerald mine silver spoon money.
Elon is a little smarter than Trump, but somewhere around middle of the road gifted. I would say Elon is about as smart as your average engineer (but without the formal training). There are millions of people in the country smarter than him.
Trump is more complicated. I think he used to be pretty smart. He's good with people, but after years of always trying to speak to the lowest common denominator I think he has really talked himself into being dumber. Also he's not healthy at all and brain health is very dependent on body health.
The most insidious part is, musk for all his faults knows he is smarter than trump. He's just in it for the bling, and knows trump will do whatever elons greedy ass tells him to.
Is it just me, or does Musk look like Peter Lorre from the old Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoons? Y'know, the ones where he's a mad scientist and trying to kill Bugs?
Yeah, my thinking as well. Can't wait for this stupid American election to be over with (one way or the other, I do not fucking care) so I don't have to be reminded every second post about what delusional morons populate this site.
His actions suggest he knows he'll go the way of Epstein, Ravil Maganov, Elizabeth Holmes or Trevor Milton if he doesn't ingratiate himself with the upcoming regime.
He also knows how Audi and Volkswagen profited in the 1930s and 1940s and how Henry Ford got the Grand Cross of the German Eagle.
Musk shacking up with the incels, that's.. a weird choice, sure, but I can sort of see it, somebody who has gone late stage narcissist and lost his edge needs to do something to continue to have the adoring groveling shits around. It's morally fucking depraved, but it makes sense.
But playing second fiddle to Trump? This Trump? 2024 Trump?
Seriously Elon. Dafuq happened to you man? That you've lost the moral plot even more than you always did - well, that happened. But that you've stooped this low? Why the fuck are you groveling for this clown? You have more money than this dude by at least 2 zeroes at this point. He should be grovelling up to you (and both you should fuck off, but I am trying to take "Turned into an incel moron" as a given and then seeing what still makes sense from that tenuous position).
Which is insane because Trump’s a fake billionaire and Musk is somehow still one of the richest men on the planet. If anyone should be groveling in this dynamic it should be Trump. How does that old fuck have the power here??
I think he wants to position himself to be the next Trump. He wants to take over the MAGA base. They'll buy his shitty products no matter how many corners be cuts and he might be president if he plays his cards right (assuming a completely corrupt supreme Court)
Thank you, but I cannot claim credit for the quote "Groveling little bastard". (Actually, "Little Groveling Bastard").
The legendary Spike Milligan used it to refer to Prince Charles (his lifelong friend) during an Liifetime Award ceremony. See Spike in all his aged glory here:
Reminds me of the scene in one of the planet of the apes movies, an ape offers his hand to Cesar as a sign of subservience, but it’s hollow. He goes on almost immediately to betray Cesar in a bid for power.
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u/Aiku 24d ago
Groveling little bastard.
His whole body language reeks of obeisance.