The Trump II cabinet so far: Tulsi Gabbard, RFK, Jr. and Elon Musk.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Can we shatter this bullshit about tech bros who struck it lucky with some early dotcom investment being geniuses?

    I’m fucking tired of hearing about how these barely functional assholes who chanced into luck once are geniuses or in any way genuinely earned their wealth. They’re all fuck heads that spend most of their time trying to justify why they’re entitled to their lavish lifestyles…

    In fact, can we just stop using the term genius? Some people are pretty good at some shit, but the elitism associated with that term is fucking toxic.

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      8 months ago

      You support me = genius. You don’t support me = asshole, woke, liberal, loser, commie, ect. Ass kissers at their best.

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      8 months ago

      The term genius might have its place, but IMO it has nothing to do with how good you are at making money or exploiting your workers. Like in the world of investing maybe you could argue Warren Buffet is a genius, but that certainly doesn’t go for every asshole that’s hoarded millions to billions of dollars.

      It’s also overused in most cases anyway. Much like saying something is “awesome” when it fills nobody with awe, saying somebody is a “genius” usually means as little as “pretty good, even solidly above average” rather than somebody who taught us something new about the world or ourselves.