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11. For a supposedly smart man,

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:57 PM

13 hrs ago

he sure does say some really stupid things.

And how do you "weaponize" empathy?

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Elon Musk on empathy: [View all] applegrove 15 hrs ago OP

What happens when you mix libertarianism, autism, too much money C_U_L8R 15 hrs ago #1

Change autism for being a drug-addled clown EdmondDantes_ 15 hrs ago #3

And a dash of Ayn Rand. Mblaze 13 hrs ago #8

Along with ketamine...n/t the nelm 12 hrs ago #21

I've lost mine Cirsium 15 hrs ago #4

True enough Cirsium 12 hrs ago #22

There would be no civilization of any kind if not for empathy. Midnight Writer 14 hrs ago #5

I can't remember where I read it... Shipwack 12 hrs ago #14

People who have no empathy disdain it. Mblaze 13 hrs ago #6

That sums it up quite well PatSeg 13 hrs ago #9

He belongs to the evil ones. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #7

A man who impregnates multiple women... purr-rat beauty 13 hrs ago #10

For a supposedly smart man, PatSeg 13 hrs ago #11

Reading fleon skum's comment just as an editor- it makes no sense. niyad 12 hrs ago #12

IT IS WHY HE HAD TRUMP KILL USAID Jimvanhise 12 hrs ago #15

Pity his 13 (give or take) children. IcyPeas 12 hrs ago #17

At first glance I read BaronChocula 12 hrs ago #20