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mullingitover 8 hours ago

Safe to say? You sure about that?

I’d say it’s just as likely that six months from now there will be a falling out, Musk will be called a pathetic loser, government agencies will be turned against him, etc.

If past behavior is any kind of indicator, it’s more likely than not. I would not be surprised if we see Musk doing a perp walk within 12 months.

perihelions 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

For those who forgot, Musk joined Trump v1.0's advisory council in December 2016 [a], and resigned from it in June 2017 [b]. All of this played out once before.

[a] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13175928 ("Trump Names Elon Musk, Uber CEO to Advisory Team – TheHill (thehill.com)", 92 comments)

[b] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14465667 ("Elon Musk quits Trump advisory councils, saying, 'Climate change is real' (latimes.com)", 4 comments)

TheOtherHobbes 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Trump is likely to have an entirely unexpected terminal medical event before his term is over.

The nation will mourn his heroic patriotism. Then business will carry on as usual, only more so, with a more compliant leader.

griomnib 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There can only be one Main Character, and Trump doesn’t share the spotlight with anybody.

Elon will fuck up and his money won’t save him from what comes after that.

squilliam 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Great fanfic material

flyinglizard 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Elon knows well enough to act as a supporting character. He can't run for presidency anyway given he's not a native, and no other political post would be interesting enough. There'll be no falling out.

dotancohen an hour ago | parent [-]

Trump is not a native either, his family is German and Scottish (just checked). So far as I know a native has never held the presidency in the US.