The center of the bell curve. The most popular of popular media. The true fast food. Probably not.

Because being rich frees you from many of the stresses and concerns that define the populace. Your tastes are different then.

The edger case? Sure. Good art is good art, no matter how rich you are.

But he runs a spaceship company. How many of those have we got?

But the format is open ass.

That we are.

But it’s just talk. Just. Talk.

Meanwhile in the real world other CEOs create investment products, home furnishings and consumer entertainments. While Musk creates spaceships. Yes, those other guys look damn petty in comparison. And by petty I mean small. Do I need to underline my point again?

this is a really dumb question.

Youtube, reddit, facebook. Careful algorithms to maximize my exposure to advertising membranes, to absorb nutrients out of my bank account.

And you asked so nicely. How can I refuse?

Yes, he’s doing it. And all those other guys aren’t (in fact they look rather petty in comparison). So yes, I give him credit. Bigass credit.

Like he’s doing more to run it than you are suggesting.

I think yr kinda pulling that out of your ass there. I think there’s more to it.

Why is saying bad stuff on twitter more important than sending rockets into space?

But he runs a space program. Doesn’t he get credit for that?

Sorry cybertron, begging is totally an evocation of emotion. That’s its power. That’s why you do it.

Why did you lead with a question just there? Yes, for the emotion. It’s like you can’t help it.

Those idiots excite me.

(The same could be said of most songs, poetry, fiction.)

Someday we will invent a way to convey emotions without that intermediate step. That will be impressive.

Yes, that’s bad.

Also, how do you appeal a post-removal? There’s no “contact the mods of this community” button as far as I can see.

Frankly, I think they just remove what they dislike. But maybe I’m wrong.

“People are in need of strong governance. Most men are weak and evil and vicious.” ~John Adams