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by mschuster91 607 days ago
> Don't confuse the SouthAfrikanManBad Reddit-driven fanfic in your head with reality.

Musk himself has stated he's regularly using ketamine [1], and it's obvious just how hard he spiralled down in personality over the last years. I don't care much if it's ketamine, megalomania, too many children, not enough sleep, falling down conspiracy rabbit holes, barely medicated ADHD or whatever that's causing this, he's clearly not fit for the position. Dude should have went on a sabbatical after the fuck-up that forced him to buy Twitter, instead he went full steam ahead.

> Really? Your example is said Chechen strongman buying an automobile, readily available on the open market, containing zero secret technology? Really?

Considering that Russia has been on sanctions lists for over two years now, and Kadyrow since 2017 [2], there is a question how that car ended up in Kadyrow's hands despite the sanctions - and to what degree Tesla is involved or can be held liable otherwise.

> I look forward to your prediction of the Japanese government nationalizing Toyota, because Hilux trucks are the vehicles of choice among terrorists and other warring parties around the world.

There's a difference between readily available vehicles and ones that are still rare in supply.

[1] https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/18/tech/elon-musk-ketamine-u...

[2] https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1208

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There's no difference. The key question is about knowing supply. There's no question about liability. Except to people who don't understand how sanctions work and how circumvention works. Or where Dubai is. Too many children isn't a disqualifying factor. You should know better.

i.e this is Reddit fanfic