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  • Adkml [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    15 days ago

    There might literally not be one single person on the planet less qualified to speak to the issue of “reasonable spending” than the guy who spent $44 billion dollars to make everybody hate Twitter.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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      15 days ago

      He also took billions in government subsidies and ordered the construction of a car tunnel with LED lights and zero safety measures. That one was a success for its intended purposes, however; it prevented the construction of mass transit rail in California.

      • PigPoopBallsDotJPG [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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        14 days ago

        I think he made that up after the fact once it became abundantly clear how dumb hyperloop was. US states, generally, don’t need the help of a billionaire to stay car-brained public transport deniers.

        • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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          14 days ago

          He never wanted improved mass transit in California, so even if he bumblefucked into that outcome, it’s still serendipity for him.