• CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      I’ve never heard that word before so I had to look it up. Because obviously my first thought was Ned Flanders from The Simpsons.

      For anyone like me here you go…

      Flanderization is the process through which a complex fictional character’s essential traits are oversimplified to the point where they constitute their entire personality, or at least exaggerated while other traits remain, over the course of a serial work.

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    22 days ago

    He only wrote that to improve image and sales. He still knows it’s the right thing, but he never cared about that.

    Remember when Elon started leaning into being an internet sensation and memelord? I think that’s when his campaign for more power started. Economic power is no longer enough.

    His interview with Trump shows nothing less than Elon trying to get himself in good standing with the MAGA crowd. I guess he decided that conservative and reactionary politics are best for amassing power.

    Wouldn’t surprise me if Elon runs for president or some other influential position once Trump is gone. He clearly wants to be perceived as a younger, smarter, more moderate Trump.

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      22 days ago

      Thankfully, he can’t run for president. And he’s doing the exact same thing as Trump who even said publicly that he would become a Republican because they are easier to grift.