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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 27 Apr 2021

    1. I remain fascinated by these tweets as an example of centrist identity politics. The underlying assumption is that any criticism of Elon Musk has to be bad faith, motivated by jealousy & hair-shirt asceticism. 5 minutes of reading about Musk would indicate that's not so.pic.twitter.com/vUmXPvKlDi

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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 27 Apr 2021

        2. The cult of Musk is very strong (just tweet a criticism of Musk & you'll see). The cult seems is the centrist know-it-all equivalent of Trumpism: the billionaire savior who breaks the rules is the only one who can save us in a period of stagnation & decadence!

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 27 Apr 2021

        3. Like the Trumpists, the Muskites respond to all criticism, however grounded, factual and even undeniable -- with a wave and dismissal of the critics as haters & losers. More thoughts here:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/embarrassing-fans-of-the-super-rich?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …

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      1. William Earl Burns‏ @williameburns13 27 Apr 2021
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        A Heer/Yglesias feud is kayfabe, and we all know it.

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      1. Leroy Jenkem‏ @MST3KNKOTB 27 Apr 2021
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        Not hard to understand why many people dislike the anti labor mining heir who leverages right wing culture war talking points to sell his companies as progressive

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      1. Brian Frank‏ @bfrankphoto 27 Apr 2021
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        Additionally, one does not preclude the other. One could wish for his money, and still bring up valid points.

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      2. Janet Daly‏ @janetweets 27 Apr 2021
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        How is the defense of him a reflection of centrist identity? He is far to the right of center, as are his acolytes.

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      3. buzz 🐝.eth‏ @buzzLA 27 Apr 2021
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        This is why I’m confused by the original tweet. I don’t think “centrism” when I think of EM.

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      1. Rick does Math and stuff‏ @rick_does_math 27 Apr 2021
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        Harvard boy MattY is typically out of touch.

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      2. Sam Cooper‏ @coopersam339 27 Apr 2021
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        For some reason people assume that opinions from rich/successful people not in their field of expertise is more important than experts in the field.

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      3. Kaelik‏ @Kaelikyear 27 Apr 2021
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        To be fair, Elon Musk has no actual area of expertise aside from inheriting a fortune and using it to pay other people to be experts and then take the profits from their work.

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