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[-] Zizzy 51 points 1 month ago

Who were losers growing up implies they arent still losers. I counter theyre much bigger losers.

[-] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

It just implies they've finished growing.

They used to be losers, they still are. But they used to be, too.

[-] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

They're still losers what are you talking about brother.

[-] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Two things at the same time

[-] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Suffering and loosers?

[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 1 month ago

We're all suffering from billionaires. No further qualification is needed.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

We have a billionaire infestation problem, and we are too afraid of the cure.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 17 points 1 month ago

I'd like to specify: who didn't know how to get friends other than buying them.

[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago

I don't fucking understand how you can be such an insecure lover freak WHEN YOU ARE THE RICHEST MAN IN HISTORY!

Like holy shit. You won. You fucking won in a way no one else can win. Those asshole bullies who called you a loser? You can hire private detectives to track them down and then drive a giant ass limo with the hottest models on earth with you and roll up to their asses and say 'what ho, douchebags? I heard your mom needs new panties because she is a slut' and then throw a bundle of cash at them and drive away laughing.

But they don't even do shit like that. Instead they are having massive mental breakdowns because people are annoyed at them for ruining their own lives...

Fuck me.

[-] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That ~~implicates~~ implies that it’s a factor whether a potential billionaire was bullied or not and that we would not suffer if they were not bullied.

The fact alone that billionaires exist is enough to make us suffer.

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago

I wish Musk would just not show himself ever again. That guy has to be the most pathetic person on this entire planet. I almost pity this massive fucking loser.

[-] Nomad@infosec.pub 5 points 1 month ago

My take as a loser in school: being treated like losers get treated in school leaves scars that are very hard to get rid off. It makes you driven beyond any reason. I would argue treating someone like shit because of circumstances beyond their control is not only creating quite capable assholes but also not better than treating someone worse because of the color of his skin. So maybe everybody who piles the upvotes onto this post: take a long look into the mirror and find some love and understanding for the people around you. Takes alot of reflection and therapy to see the damage and it usually does not help healing it completely.

[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

As a former loser in school, I don't believe any billionaires ever had the same experiences as you or me. People like Musk and Trump were raised in wealth, in an entirely different environment, and they have always had people who catered to them because of it. They have never been anywhere near as alone or helpless as the average bullied kid is.

They should've been given better mental health support as kids, as we all should have. However, as adults they have a lot more power to improve themselves than poor people do - I am dependent on work for health insurance, and can't be guaranteed the company will even pay for a given therapy session (because of bullshit loopholes that other rich people designed.) These billionaires have all the resources anyone could ask for and they still choose not to improve themselves.

We are not the same.

[-] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

I distinctly remember a story of elon being bullied. I also think elitist schools have an even worse bullying problem. As much as you might not believe it, billionaires are human. Dehumanizing someone to make it easier to feel good about hurting them is what the right do and is a trap we should not be falling into.

[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I have no doubt kids in such schools (I'm not calling them "elitist") were bullies to each other.

But what about outside of school? You think house staff didn't have to obey Elon when he was a boy? You think an entitled kid who's bullied in one area isn't going to exploit power given to them in other areas? Looking at how he manages things as an adult, I pity all the house staff and childcare staff that ever had to put up with him.

The rest of us never had that kind of power in any facet of our lives. There are layers of privilege that separate the experiences of Musk and the experiences of the 99%. It isn't "dehumanizing someone" to point that out.

[-] Nomad@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago

While I don't necessarly agree with your opinion, I actually enjoy your perspective a lot. Thanks for that :)

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Should we have been nicer to those losers in school? Is it our fault?

[-] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Not saying it's the case with these people but you can definitely be a huge loser without people being mean to you.

[-] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I really don't like any of these billionaire arseholes, but this tweet is akin to saying "these people suffered a form of bullying/abuse/neglect growing up and are now incredibly wealthy", but it adds a dollop of normative-popular-person judgement on top.

I mean fine, these aren't good people, but do we really have to endorse and entrench the winners/losers mentality?

[-] Geobloke@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Maybe we shouldn't have bullied them. Or bullied them harder, i don't know

[-] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

We should have beat them up in high school a lot more

[-] Khaliso@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

That would create bitter people that feel like the world owes them something. Be compassionate with those around you - especially those that are nice, but maybe a tad weird. It'll help them, and they're quite often the most interesting people to spend time with

[-] AnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtf 5 points 1 month ago

Sure, but some dude defending nazis definitely needs punched in the face.

[-] Khaliso@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago
[-] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

IDK that I love the implications of this post.

Billionaires existing is bad. Whether they were "losers" as children/teens is irrelevant to the badness.

I think that a super popular person growing up rich and eventually becoming a billionaire could easily be more actively narcissistic or psychopathic. Debatably just as bad.

[-] dechnically@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

"Even my hat has a hat 😀 "

I hope I get to see one of them dragged through the streets during my lifetime.

[-] Franklin@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

this encapsulates it well for me

[-] DarthObi@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

All that hate just because you were not capable enough to be born rich. Filthy scum.

this post was submitted on 12 May 2025
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