So...this is a brief one, but I actually encountered someone like this on the internet tonight, and it was a baffling experience to say the least. Yes, Elon Musk was a UBI supporter back in the day, like 10 years ago. However, it's become clear since then that the guy will NEVER support an actual functional version of it. The dude is a megalomaniac, he wouldn't wanna pay the taxes to fund it, he wouldn't want to put up with the loss in work ethic it might cause, given he is an employer himself. He's a chud. He's not supportive of liberating the working classes. He just wants to make robots to replace employing people without supporting any policies that would actually take care of the masses otherwise.
The dude also had his shot. He had trump's ear. If anything it looked like he was the real president, not Trump for a while. And what did he do? he did DOGE. he tried to cut government programs from the bone, making up myths of 150 year olds on social security and tons of welfare fraud to cut spending. He's not a serious character. If he cared about UBI, he would've actively pushed for UBI. He didn't. He doesn't care. These billionaires dont.
Musk is a lot like Joe Rogan. He kinda thought the idea was cool before he started thinking about the consequences of it, but in practice, once he started thinking through the negative impacts (on him) that such a program would cause, he backed away from supporting it. He's not a real ally to UBI and shouldnt be taken seriously.
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