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Midnight Writer

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11. Ain't meritocracy grand?

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:08 PM

Jun 12

This is just the beginning. Soon he will have three trillion, four trillion, more.

The sky is the limit.

He won't be the only one. Other billionaires are racing to get their trillions, too.

If we don't act to stop this, there will be about a dozen people owning 90% of our country's wealth.

Is that what we want? Are these people really each the value of tens of millions of regular working folks?

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Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire with SpaceX's IPO [View all] Kid Berwyn Jun 12 OP

Only goal left is going to Mars Pinback Jun 12 #1

Werner von Braun called the guy, the "Elon." Kid Berwyn Jun 12 #4

Ditto this: Alice B. Jun 12 #2

For some reason, Elon liked Epstein a lot. Kid Berwyn Jun 12 #7

What's that saying about the company people keep? Alice B. Jun 12 #25

bet Drumpf & family got hkp11 Jun 12 #3

They need WSWS Kid Berwyn Jun 14 #33

Fucking disgusting. He belongs in prison. Initech Jun 12 #5

Barf Andy Canuck Jun 12 #6

Wow, damn! Polybius Jun 12 #8

... littlemissmartypants Jun 12 #9

NASDAQ says trading delayed on SPCX James48 Jun 12 #10

These "IPO" stock offerings are fascinating........ popsdenver Jun 12 #13

Ain't meritocracy grand? Midnight Writer Jun 12 #11

No they are not. And I would like to tell them where they can shove 1 trillion dollars. Initech Jun 12 #20

Yuck. efhmc Jun 12 #12

This just ain't right...... Bayard Jun 12 #14

Especially by GDP EX500rider Jun 12 #21

Quants are crunching the numbers, you can still pay $174 for a $63 company bucolic_frolic Jun 12 #15

OK, now he can die a happy man liberalgunwilltravel Jun 12 #16

When DOGE trials come along purr-rat beauty Jun 12 #17

DOGE was a scam and a pyramid scheme. Initech Jun 12 #19

Well hell Eloon, I'm so glad to pay taxes to make YOU a Trillionaire. Bengus81 Jun 12 #18

now billionaires will feel inadequacy Skittles Jun 12 #22

Hand me a pitchfork and pliers. Kid Berwyn Jun 14 #30

At least Elon is using it for Good LessAspin Jun 12 #23

What's he going to spend his money on besides Ketamine and politicians? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 12 #24

Child support........ Red Mountain Jun 12 #27

I say he should be the world's first headless trillionaire Blue Owl Jun 12 #26

A noble idea. Kid Berwyn Jun 14 #31

This is an old video. LudwigPastorius Jun 13 #28

The only good thing about the movie Prometheus Orrex Jun 13 #29

This guy? Kid Berwyn Jun 14 #32