If you have followed Elon Musk beyond just his public “tech guy” persona it’s not as much of a 180 as you’d think. At least in terms of Musk. The public perception of him has done a swap but I’d still say it’s inaccurate. The fact that we have a “party swap” on a billionaire like this is mostly testament to how both parties work for capitalist billionaire interests in their own way.
Musk has always been a narcissist. His political goals have always been aligned with his capital and seizing of power. If he could get to the same place he was today by being an oil Barron he would have done so. It should be a wake up call for people that associate their political beliefs with red or blue to realize how flexible these parties are in serving the interest of billionaires. And not necessarily a “shift” in Musk. Musk has always been this way.
Well, it’s the lie silicon valley has sold. A lie that is falling apart (hence the right wing shift of the tech oligarchs). The lie was “Making the world a better place” we could use technology to “fix” the contradictions of capitalism. It did this primarily through liberal aesthetic based improvements. Which a lot of every day people confused with actual progressive material improvements.
You’ll still see it today with people defending Bill Gates as he continues to maintain the aesthetics. Still seen as a “progressive billionaire” as inherently contradictory that term is.
If you have followed Elon Musk beyond just his public “tech guy” persona it’s not as much of a 180 as you’d think. At least in terms of Musk. The public perception of him has done a swap but I’d still say it’s inaccurate. The fact that we have a “party swap” on a billionaire like this is mostly testament to how both parties work for capitalist billionaire interests in their own way.
Musk has always been a narcissist. His political goals have always been aligned with his capital and seizing of power. If he could get to the same place he was today by being an oil Barron he would have done so. It should be a wake up call for people that associate their political beliefs with red or blue to realize how flexible these parties are in serving the interest of billionaires. And not necessarily a “shift” in Musk. Musk has always been this way.
Anybody who saw a literal billionaire as some sort of progressive pro-environment figure is beyond dumb.
Well, it’s the lie silicon valley has sold. A lie that is falling apart (hence the right wing shift of the tech oligarchs). The lie was “Making the world a better place” we could use technology to “fix” the contradictions of capitalism. It did this primarily through liberal aesthetic based improvements. Which a lot of every day people confused with actual progressive material improvements.
You’ll still see it today with people defending Bill Gates as he continues to maintain the aesthetics. Still seen as a “progressive billionaire” as inherently contradictory that term is.