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It soothes my bitter heart to know that no matter how much money Elon Musk has, he will never, ever be funny

5 10
thursday

As I’ve written before, the world is being burned down around us by some of the biggest losers in history. It is painful to watch. In difficult times like these, it is important to try to find silver linings.

For me, the brightest of these linings shines from Elon Musk, who is one of the worst contributors to today’s “world vibe”. He has an unbelievable amount of money, and therefore power. He has the president’s bandaged ear. He bought Twitter, made it horrible and now spends a concerning amount of time on there, like a guy who brought alcohol for the party so you have to let him hang out.

It’s annoying for such a derpy dweeb (scientific name) to have this much power but there is one thing that soothes my bitter heart. It’s that I know for a fact that Musk will never feel truly satisfied. Because no matter how much money he has, how many people he buys to do what he wants, how many bootlickers he keeps around – he will never, ever be funny.

What Musk really wants his billions can’t buy: being able to get a true laugh. Here is a clip I saw of him trying to tell a joke on Joe Rogan’s show.

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