That being said, I don't fully agree with grandparent's statement that ...
> We have some other kind of "ocracy": government by the lucky.
As much as it pains me to say it, it wasn't just "luck."
Musk is reasonably bright and Trump is ... well ... he's not as dumb as many portray him.
Instead they're both horribly broken in other ways.
Trump seems devoid of empathy and that metaphorical vacuum is filled with malevolence. He also appears to have very little self-control.
I can't tell you what is broken with Musk. Maybe the same stuff as w/ Trump, but to a slightly lesser degree.
Luck certainly played a part in their respective successes, but so did intelligence and ruthlessness.
That being said, I don't fully agree with grandparent's statement that ...
> We have some other kind of "ocracy": government by the lucky.
As much as it pains me to say it, it wasn't just "luck."
Musk is reasonably bright and Trump is ... well ... he's not as dumb as many portray him.
Instead they're both horribly broken in other ways.
Trump seems devoid of empathy and that metaphorical vacuum is filled with malevolence. He also appears to have very little self-control.
I can't tell you what is broken with Musk. Maybe the same stuff as w/ Trump, but to a slightly lesser degree.
Luck certainly played a part in their respective successes, but so did intelligence and ruthlessness.