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Economist Warns That Elon Musk Is About to Cause a "Deep, Deep Recession" (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 day ago (2 children)

be richest person

crash the biggest economy in the world

buy the remains for cheap

not exactly a complicated plan.

maga voters want this to happen. they crave being worse off.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The crabs in a bucket mentality.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

Crabs don't actually root for the outcome, they can't see the outcome. They just try to climb and end up pulling down anything above them. These people actively vote against their interest and then cheer the pain & suffering of others. I'd take crabs any day of the week.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

This is what happened in 2008. They’re just trying to repeat the process.