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SubconsciousErosion_0x0 2 years ago
I'm not going to say where, but I have made a similar argument to an online acquaintance that not only wishes to remain anonymous but also wants to see Elon take a bigger nosedive than his rockets. His argument is that Elon's intellect is inferior, my argument is that his blind range is making him miss the fact that if Elon is fully aware of his actions, there can actually be consequences. As absurd as it may seem from some perspectives, he's being negligent. If he knows what he's doing, he's an asshole, if he doesn't, then he's stupid (Thems just the rules). If he admits to being stupid, then he acknowledges that he's neive, which people already assumed and are relentlessly working on exploiting. ** The "bigger" you are, the less vulnerabilities you're going to want to have. In any case, he is still painting himself into a corner. I assume that the flame wars will continue and it's going to be a helluva shit show. I'm indifferent to a lot of it. One of my main concerns is, however, his continued destruction of certain operations. That being said, everyone is manipulative to a degree, but what really matters is intent. The real driving force.... Because the motivator and the mindset are what tell you if the person is truly a fuckin asshole, or just lacking in awareness, or rather one having vulnerabilities and blindspots that are problematic to themselves as well as the people around them.
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If you can identify vulnerabilities in a person, and see that person exposing his vulnerabilities, the person is either foolish or unaware of the jugular they are exposing, or in rare cases they are one step ahead of you in that regard as well. My default technique IRL is to fake stupidity and ignorance to see how people behave. Do they take advantage of it? So, I accept that looking foolish can be part of the game. The thing that makes me think you are right is simply the fact that he is in the spotlight. Power is probably elsewhere, closer to the shadows. Due to personal experience I have become rather good at spotting the behavior of covert narcissists, for lack of a better term. He scores real high, and so does his buddy CZ (also in the group that took over twtr). The thing with covert narcissists is that they do manipulate a whole lot, but their fear of accepting and showing who they truly are make them extremely manipulatable, once you know the buttons. Yes, manipulation in itself is not bad. A good psychotherapist will manipulate his patient for good, so does a good parent with his kids…even inviting people over at your place and offering them tasty food and drinks in the hope they have a good time and will come back in your life at some point is manipulation. Let’s just say that people with bad intentions tend to me more skilled in that area, out of necessity.
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