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> Probably his whole life is from a position of insecurity, i feel for the guy. I dont think he s a happy person i do feel for him.

- Altman on bloomberg

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Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-02-11/altman-says...

starts at around the 2:40 mark

The oligirlies are indeed feuding. I think I agree with Altman. Musk's whole demeanor is "unfunny nerd looking for approval getting embarrassed when the joke he's repeated for the third time doesn't land".

> oligirlies

What does this mean? Oligarch girls?

Yep, it's just a fun way to refer to oligarchs :)

https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/girlies-trend-online

There's always broligarchs too.

Casual sexism, insinuating that men don't behave this way, but women.

And casual ageism, insinuating that children behave this way. Yet most kids I know are far more reasonable, willing to play together, willing to concede mistakes, etc..etc...

Yes, traditionally women would engage in passive aggressive slights and backhanded compliments more than men would, who would more likely engage in a physical fight. That is a pattern based on historical reality and observed and acknowledged the world over. Your attempt to make it a pathology to recognize and affirm the observation is itself a pathology, a rabid ideological one.

And I would not say it's a 'historical' thing. It's the reality we live in.

Men and women have different survival strategies. YMMV. Not everyone is the same, etc.

> Casual sexism, insinuating that men don't behave this way, but women.

Not wrong, but if you wish to communicate with someone you sometimes have to transmit in a language the receiver will understand.

Yes, but the user is using it in a derogatory sense, not the friendly meme sense. Referring to someone as “girlie” can be either. I would assume this is just a way of referring to a collective they dislike or don’t respect; they’re not just ordinary oligarchs, they’re oligirlies.

"The girls are fighting!" is a meme credited to Azealia Banks on the occasion of an altercation between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj. This has been portmanteau'd with "oligarch".

I think of it more from the perspective that, there are likely people with far less material wealth than him who have achieved much greater heights happiness and lead a more fulfilling life.

All that wealth, power, and influence, and for what - if you can't even be happy about it?

>i feel for the guy

Altman, the sensitive, caring person, using his own caring personality to mount a mean put-down. Give me a fucking break. At least Musk isn't a sneaky weasel kind of asshole.

I have to admit that my initial gut reaction to Musk is also one of pity. And I don't mean that as a cynical rethorical device, if I had his (blatantly obvious) insecurities I would feel bad.

Would only be nice if his insecurity were dealt with in a way that didn't affect the rest of the world.

True. He‘s more of an in your face one.

and this is why he s still popular despite his antics

Ah yeah, he’s very popular… with the “pick me” crowd

Musk isn't a sneaky weasel kind of asshole. Still, he is doing exactly sneaky weasel kind of shit here.

I see it more as calling Altman's bullshit, but yeah, that's not the only angle.

Why would you defend either of them? Billionaire tech bros have enough shills already. It was the unwarranted adulation of these assholes that got us in this shitty situation in the first place, where they think they can do anything and stomp on whoever they want. Don’t fight for them. They would never lift a finger to defend you and would gladly sell your mother for a lollipop.

Haha, Musk is probably fuming as we type.

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