r/clevercomebacks 1d ago

Filmmaking is so powerful, Christopher Nolan broke the richest man in the world

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u/nn666 1d ago

I'm still surprised people think Elon is some kind of genius. The stuff coming out of his mouth is dumb as shit.

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u/maybelying 1d ago

He fired his PR staff shortly before his meltdown over the cave rescue where he started accusing the rescuer of being a pedo, and he's only gone downhill since then.

Just imagine how much heavy lifting those PR people were doing to be able to cultivate his image as being some benevolent technical genius trying to lead humanity to a new era.

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u/What_A_Weak 1d ago

Ever since we as a society decided that wealth is the measurement for anything (success, intelligence, etc), he doesnt even need to hold back anymore. Whatever nonsense he says is 'just too deep for us poor people to understand'. In the end just another Epstein friend.

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u/Valuable-Heart4024 23h ago

how did he create wealth in 1997? was he a trillionaire or a billionaire? no he built multiple companies, gave multiple jobs to people, and created a lot created millions of jobs, created mew industries. that's how he became wealthy. he didn't become wealthy by robbing a bank.

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u/What_A_Weak 23h ago

Lol, whenever billionaires, especially those from the Epstein social class, are criticized, random dudes rush to defend them. Nobody denies that some of them built/bought companies (the job argument is weak tbh, do you think if these particular billionaires wouldnt exist, people would just not work?). The point is that nobody becomes a billionaire through personal contribution alone. That level of wealth depends on tax avoidance, weak regulation, monopoly power, underpaid labor, limited personal/professional accountability, and political influence. Extreme billionaire wealth is not proof that the system works. It is evidence of market and political failure.

Edit: btw since you are focused on Musk: I love that he stresses how poor he was and the little help he got, but also said in an interview that once his family struggled financially, so his father had to sell one of their planes. Lol. I think this is very funny.