I suspect his critical thinking ability has been warped by the extreme insulation from consequences that comes from being the richest person on the planet.
If he had to actually seriously consider consequences he might surprise us by showing average or better mental acuity. But he’s reached a level of “success” that distorts his perceptions and allows him to make terrible decisions while still feeling like he is coming out ahead.
I think it goes beyond being the richest. The guy obviously had relationship issues long before he became a billionaire, it's just at that point he then had literal "fuck you" money. Combined that with obvious self esteem issues and warped sense of masculinity and suddenly his behavior makes a lot more sense.
He is an asshole regardless, but he is also definitely a question of "nature vs nurture".
Don’t forget Elon harassed a kid because his dad committed suicide so hard the kid ended up having to push Elon down a flight of stairs to get him to stop. This was back in grade school, the one he was driven to everyday in a rolls Royce. Elon own dad wasn’t even on his side in this one, and yes that’s the same dad who has impregnated his own step daughter twice now.
Whenever I hear this story, I like to imagine that the push down the stairs happened with all the other kids around, and every single one of them just laughed at Elon as he struggled not to cry, most assuredly wondering why nobody wanted to be his friend.
It is the best to go look up things yourself about Elno, you will find out so much more disturbing crap you didn’t even know about. In fact there is so much it is actually a real pain in the ass to find the specific story your referencing. You might even find out about the time he got naked pulled his dick out and tried to get the space X flight attendant to jerk him off
In exchange for a horse then used US taxpayer money to force her into signing an NDA for $250,000.
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u/EmperorBamboozler Sep 02 '24
It's wild that people think this man is smart given the evidence we now have to the contrary.