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https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/elon-musk-tesla-boss-praises-182248534.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL2iNW8Z-3pSEsHAywLXroR6d-4bb7y5P5HTcvw-RqpFUdUkWaBZAOpYBFSgqOUCxmust2BHM7E896_951hPGpji0AwmXsLPjCI-fs3yvzVXSvBsw0VypeBhd0GzckIaPO4RnIGgJEDuIayr7y5fqQQYMB9dOL10ApQUpGHQ97Ie
cosinewave
The man is just plain full of shit
HandoB4Javert
Voojagig
Shut up, Elon.
HandoB4Javert
Isn't that the end point of automation, like self-driving cars?
SmellingMistake
monsteroflove
Good thing the work ethic in China doesn't drive people to suicide, right?
MoschopsUK
Unfortunately for the Chinese workers. 18 hour days are not the path to prosperity when your productivity is so desperately low.
Jagerbeast
"We need to have workers live at the job site, and instal nets so when they try to commit suicide, the nets save them from the wall"
stlouiscardinalsfan7
Work to live, not live to work. Fuck you elon. It’s easy to say that shit when you’re at the top.
NickRivieraMD
This is what it is to live in a rich people's echo chamber. It's easy and pleasant for them to think that 'the people strongly believe,'
NickRivieraMD
in manufacturing, so they all tell each other that. That's why he feels emboldened to embrace raw-ass exploitation so publicly.
NickRivieraMD
If we let them continue to soldify control over the government, they will make this real here with no twinge of conscience.
PraiseAzathoth
Oh Holy fuck in sick of this guy. Just fuck off to mars already and stop trying to fuck with shit down here.
MmmYesShallowAndPedantic
Funny but I don’t see “suicide prevention nets” outside Tesla factories in the US…GEE WONDER WHAT THE DIFFERENCE COULD BE
DontusetheMword
Just ignore the minor detail that they're literally forced to work that much. And that they're protesting burning that 3am oil. Just dumb
nonickname23
This will be part of a future exhibit on Causes Leading To Supervillainy. It's cool, but the model of the Volcano Lair is not to be missed.
DukeDarkwood
But has he read the rules? http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html
Ripplingtwinkie
If you own a factory and have billions of dollars, that sounds great. If you work a garbage job and your only sliver of happiness is your(1)
Ripplingtwinkie
(2)family, then obviously you’re going to want to spend most of your time not working.
rdement
I'm tired of Elon's face.
Ponderpoo
I think it would look beautiful on a spike
kublaikhan
Yeah, the right-wing hates America. It's been obvious for a while now.
masteryoplait
rumandbass
Use his words and actions against him. No one can help the attributes they're born with. It's punching down.
masteryoplait
nope. Logic doesn’t work with nazis.
rumandbass
Huh?
lindabelchersfirstcousin
I will ALWAYS upvote this
SyntheticCK
You're gonna make him buy Imgur next.
masteryoplait
I’m surprised he doesn’t already. What do you think it’s worth? $3.50?
welcometothedystopia
Twitter is so dangerous in this assholes hands.
Einer
They never said how they will end the world hunger with his money. They just wanted money.
zim57398
He did promise to let Trump back on.
Targe0
It means the CCP is now going to be in control of Twitter. Everyone should stop using Twitter.
OmegaZen
he could never end world hunger even if he wanted to. Same reason no government that has access to way more money doesn't do it...
Einer
Don't tell them that. They prefer their lies and fantasies.
welcometothedystopia
What reason?
fudgesickle
It was idiots like him who moved manufacturing from the USA to other countries because they wanted more profit from slave labour.
dudehiemer
The Tesla plant near me hires temps with the promise of becoming a full time. Then they fire the temp the day before they're converted.
MapleSyrupMafia
I'm a mechanic in Canada and the service manager forgot to count a week since I was hired... so I became unionized when they didn't want to>
MapleSyrupMafia
do that anymore. They'd let people go before reaching the amount of hours, think I was the first since like 4 years to get unionized. 15 >
MapleSyrupMafia
years later, good pay, 4 days a week and I need to find a new job because I can't stand it anymore.
JinxRocks
SOP. Always the last week or so when they get canned before going FT. Then have to sit out awhile or go elsewhere. Here, its a law (1/2)
JinxRocks
that a contractor cannot return to a hosting employer whether under the same or different contracting company for 100 days. (2/2)
howaboutnevernow
That’s insane. The contractor is prohibited by law? Where?
cosinewave
Every day it gets easier to dislike the guy and harder to make excuses for him. His legion of fanbois is shrinking
Joylove
He’s so rich now that it doesn’t matter any more.
SlowerDwightYouIgnorantSlut
Nah, different ones are joining his master race cause.
YouHaveNoodsAndIHaveAnInbox
You mean the fascists? He seems to be gaining popularity with the fascists…
graehall
Oh yeah he can't win over regular folk so he's going full mask off fash, chasing that audience because they love his cruel lame shtick.
witheredspoon
Says the "freedom of speech" guy! hahahaha
Varenvel
just like facists
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Zubora
The richest man on Earth is also the biggest snowflake on Earth?
witheredspoon
NERDRAGEohacat
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1523654106745020418 Hm, wonder when he'll lobby for criticism of him to be illegal.
wearsPantsOften
He won't have to with pre filtering
QUOLL37
Freedom of speech for the chosen ones, fuck the disposable masses.
tiagogafe
Good work ethic or guards at the door?
Burke616
What makes you think there are doors?
andyonetime
The problem is he doesn’t care about the difference.
mycatsings
What a smug punchable face. I`m so over this guy. How does he have so many fanboys?
FlintNorth44
Cult of Personality
mrthewhitee
Don't forget those suicide nets.
culinarydream7224
He stopped listening at "cheap and expendable"
Sonicschilidogs
Little column A (culturally) mostly column B
emertonom
NPSM365
...and suicide nets, don't forget those.
Chowyunfatkungfu
He’s praising the Shanghai closed loop for factory workers where they are forced to live in the factories right now. Workers can’t go home
DrewBerg
"Slavery is good, actually" -Elon Musk
Xandelle
Says the guy who wants to be King of Mars and everyone there indentured to serve him and his Space Emperor vision.
Tumescentpie
Isn't this a guy who is benefitting directly from slave labor used to mine resources for his cars?
ToasterDent
"Work will set you free" -Elon Musk
NotSomoneElse68
My thoughts were, "No Shit. I don't want to be at work. They'd have to pay me to come in."
sometimesitflies
The Oligarch Elon Musk
LlamaCheese1
Of course, it was him that came up with the idea. Didn't you know?
Ninjainslippers
No, he acquired the idea from a firm that owned the intellectual property to slavery. Get it straight.
orzhvopatriarch
its how his family made its money
LeftRightThere
The slaves love their jobs
potatoardvarkhybrid
kingkongkeom
"Slavery is good, actually" - Elon Musk, White South African and son of former Emerald Mine owner in Zambia.
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Sound:
Einer
Which had nothing to do with slavery.
Marsupialmessiah
I cant tell if you are trolling or just denser than lead.
Einer
How dense are you if you don't understand a thing about situation and yet creating accusations? Not every mine is a slave work.
Marsupialmessiah
If i work a mine for 25 cents a day, and im charged for accomodations 30 cents a day is slavery disguised. Pb is your friend
Ninjainslippers
It's hard to tell with Musk fanboys. It's kind of a mix of both usually.
potatoardvarkhybrid
slavery creates jobs. <---it's that simple
TinyHandEnergy
Is this the "the civil war was about economic freedom" argument?
potatoardvarkhybrid
no. but anyway the civil was about fashion. specifically knee length britches.
TinyHandEnergy
The more you know
bippityboppitybuttsex
TBH, he wouldn't be able to get the Lithium for his batteries without it
helkafen
Slaves in Chile, Australia, Argentina..?
bippityboppitybuttsex
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/01/child-labour-behind-smart-phone-and-electric-car-batteries/
helkafen
That's cobalt, which is being phased out of batteries. It's lithium phosphate now.
bippityboppitybuttsex
https://www.ft.com/content/c6909812-9ce4-11e9-9c06-a4640c9feebb
helkafen
That's cobalt, which is being phased out of batteries. It's lithium phosphate now.
Tumescentpie
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/chile
helkafen
Related to lithium.. how? Child labor in general exists everywhere to some degree.
Tumescentpie
Look for mining in the link. Maybe do some research outside of imgur. 140 characters isn't a great place to explain shit.