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Apr 27

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May I Present, His Majesty, Elon Musk

King George’s curse came true

I don’t understand why Elon Musk has so many fans and I do mean fans. There are young men on social media who adore Musk and passionately defend him against his critics. They look up to him and he looks down on them, smiling benevolently.

I totally get why Americans are drawn to stories of self-made men making fortunes, that…

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