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Bluetus

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2. He is no genius -- just autistic

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2025, 11:05 AM

Mar 11

Millions of people are on the spectrum where they have certain sevant-like talents. Musk's great talent is financial manipulation. He is the grand champion of OPM (other people's money). Nobody has ever been better at that. As a designer, most of his ideas are flops, or at least require orders of magnitude more time and resources than he ever imagined.

No genius there. It a condition that is literally called savant syndrome, and occurs in about 10% of individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

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Raw Story: 'Genius' Musk 'so removed from reality' he doesn't see big win he's given Dems: Barnacle [View all] Dennis Donovan Mar 11 OP

Both Muck & tRump got Economics degrees from Wharton. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 11 #1

i know that wharton is an impressive business school rampartd Mar 11 #3

Wharton possibly has students who ARE smart & went to class who are willing to take $ for taking tests for the idiots? Attilatheblond Mar 11 #5

He is no genius -- just autistic Bluetus Mar 11 #2

Are these 2 spineless weasels done licking trump's shoes? wolfie001 Mar 11 #4

This presupposes: -misanthroptimist Mar 11 #6