r/facepalm • u/GlitterMackenzie • Sep 02 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Smarts. He has it.

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u/BossMagnus Sep 02 '24 edited Sep 03 '24

Remember when he called that guy a pedo because he saved those Thai Kids from a cave and Elon didn’t get a chance to use his boring tech?

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u/Astrodm Sep 02 '24

That’s when I realised he wasn’t who I thought he was.

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u/RareConference Sep 03 '24

Same

Sam Altman puts it best:

Elon desperately wants the world to be saved. But only if he can be the one to save it

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u/IAmBaconsaur Sep 03 '24

Is that even true? He has had the opportunity to be the hero and chosen himself.

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u/EighteenAndAmused Sep 03 '24

Yeah it's not true.

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u/LorenzoStomp Sep 09 '24

It's true, it's just not a complete statement. Elon desperately wants the world to be saved, but only if he can be the one to save it, and only if it doesn't cost him anything, including future profits.

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u/IAmBaconsaur Sep 09 '24

So it’s not true, you added additional qualifiers.

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u/LorenzoStomp Sep 09 '24

None of which negated the first or second statements, only clarified the specific conditions under which they are true. A statement isn't only true if it is able to stand independent of the truth of any other statement.

"You are alive." Is this a true statement? I have no way of verifying it, but I'll assume it is. 

"You are alive, but only if you have consumed at least the minimum amount of water required to survive to your current age." I can't verify whether this qualifier is true either. Should I consider the possibility you may be dead?

"You are alive, but only if you have consumed at least the minimum amount of water required to survive to your current age, and only if you have not engaged in any physical activity that raised your hydration requirements above the minimum, including sweating to regulate your temperature in a hot environment." Now you're dead, by your reasoning. If you can only be alive if you drank at least the minimum survivable amount and didn't do anything to raise your requirements, and I have no proof you did any of those things, I have to assume the beginning statement is false. Should I send flowers to your funeral, or would you prefer I make a donation to a charity of your choosing?

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u/IAmBaconsaur Sep 09 '24

It’s still wrong; nice hissy fit though. He doesn’t want to save the world. He wants to rule the world. He doesn’t care if the world burns as long as he has power and glory.

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u/IAmBaconsaur Sep 09 '24

It’s still wrong; nice hissy fit though. He doesn’t want to save the world. He wants to rule the world. He doesn’t care if the world burns as long as he has power and glory.

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u/IAmBaconsaur Sep 09 '24

It’s still wrong; nice hissy fit though. He doesn’t want to save the world. He wants to rule the world. He doesn’t care if the world burns as long as he has power and glory.

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u/drewrod34 Sep 03 '24

That sounds too much like lex luthor ngl