“The fundamental weakness is empathy,” Musk recently told radio podcast host Joe Rogan. “There is a bug, which is the empathy response.”

As Musk has established himself as at least the second most powerful person in an administration seeking a wholesale remaking of institutions, rules and norms, what he said matters, because it encapsulates a political plan. What the Project 2025 report set out in over 900 turgid pages, Musk’s remark captures in a simple pithy mantra for the social media age.

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    14 hours ago

    I thought we were finally over the fact that it is no longer a “bad thing”-to show publicly. I still remember high school days days, where showing any kind of a fear or other emotion, was seen as a weakness.

    My hope is is that the youth does not copy-cat this psychotic behavior too much.

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      12 hours ago

      Musk is a little childish. Probably some developmental deficiencies going on there.