A billion is a big number. Add a billion of anything to your life and you have a big problem. Not laughable at all.

He's the richest man in the world, brags about ketamine use, and needs to make alt accounts to kiss his own ass on Twitter. No "butt hurt" (lol, as if) here, just genuine concern about such an insecure, pathetic person wielding the power and influence he has. Especially with Trump's deference to him.

And let's get it out of the way, it ain't some bitter jealousy. I don't hurt for money. I've worked half my adult life and can retire anytime I want. I'm not 35 yet. And I have actual friends. I'm pretty damn sure I lead a considerably happier life than that sad husk.

Now characterizing the criticism of him as such and blanket dimissing it... now that's juvenile. And for what it's worth, I'll absolutely concede that he's played a good game. The fact that he (via Starlink) has the importance he has is really, really something (almost as if we shouldn't have dementia patients controlling spending or something). But everything else about the man, his allegiances, he and Trump's flagrant violations of the Logan Act? Yeah, concerning. Otherwise I wouldn't give a hoot.

Overnight? Hardly. I'm not frothing at the mouth against Elon, but nobody here can pretend that he didn't brag about his meetings with Vladmir Putin for the past decade. Combine that with the Chinese lip service bordering on fellatio and you've got yourself a blatantly America-last politician.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Elon could have recognized how silly he was being at any point, but remained unapologetic.