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Italian government offer Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk the opportunity to fight at Colosseum I hate this timeline (www.marca.com)

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The Italian government has reportedly contacted Mark Zuckerberg regarding a potential UFC fight against Elon Musk at none other than the legendary Colosseum in Rome. Both Elon and

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

I gotta be honest, I am all for world governments encouraging and yes, facilitating billionaires to hurt each other in one-on-one combat. Sell tickets and snacks why not. Pay per view. Just give the money to government services.

What with estate taxes, I would think it's potentially quite a valuable use of a goverment's time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think all that would happen is billionaires would pay people to be their 'front' character and somehow find a way to monetize it on the down-low.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I think you've just backed your way into boxing/MMA again lol.

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